Amal Women's Training Center
Training Women to Launch Their Own Micro-Enterprises
Fast Facts
Location:
Morocco
Sponsor:
Todd Logan
Grant Years:
2026
Category:
Entrepreneurship
Website:
How Amal Women's Training Center Is Making a Difference
Amal Women’s Training Center creates long-term economic opportunity for women in Morocco who face social and economic exclusion. Through training programs in cooking and entrepreneurship, Amal focuses on transforming the lives of single mothers, survivors of trauma, and those with little education. These programs offer a pathway for women to generate income through self-employment and micro-enterprise with the goal of achieving economic and social stability in this population.
Work of Amal Women's Training Center
- Uses an approach based on years of experience in culinary education.
- Practices hands-on learning led by vocational trainers experienced in food preparation.
- Includes entrepreneurship, business plan development, and mentoring in the program.
- Provides food carts and seed money to assist new micro-businesses.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2026: $30,000 to integrate entrepreneurship training and support in existing programs for the current cohort and alumni by augmenting the current program with an additional intensive entrepreneurship segment.