Our Mission
To equip women and youth with practical digital, entrepreneurial and financial skills, and with the mentorship needed to turn those skills into sustainable income and lasting opportunity.
She learns a skill. She builds an opportunity.
- Women and youth trained
- 510+
- Communities reached
- 12+
- Businesses started or grown
- 187
- Cohorts completed
- 9
Who We Are
A wide door into the digital economy
Shemica Women Empowerment exists because talent is everywhere and opportunity is not. Women and young people are shut out of the digital economy by three things: no access to training, no equipment, and nobody to show them what is possible.
We remove all three. We teach digital and entrepreneurial skills from the ground up, we teach every program in person so nobody is left working it out alone, and we stay with our graduates through mentorship until the skill turns into income.
We are not a single subject organisation. A woman who joins us can start with basic computer skills, move into design or digital marketing, learn how to price and run a business, and understand how to manage the money she makes. That whole path sits under one roof.
Our Vision
A generation of African women and young people who are not spectators in the digital economy but builders, owners and leaders within it.
Our Programs
Eight skills. One pathway.
Every program is hands on, taught by working professionals, and built around what employers and clients actually pay for.
Digital Literacy
Computers, the internet, email, online safety and the basic tools every job now assumes you know.
6 weeks
Artificial Intelligence
How to use AI tools to work faster, write better, research, design and serve customers.
6 weeks
Digital Marketing
Social media, content, paid ads, WhatsApp business and selling online.
6 weeks
Graphic Design
Posters, logos, brand identity and social media artwork using industry standard tools.
6 weeks
Web Development
Building websites and web applications, from the first page to going live.
6 weeks
Entrepreneurship
Finding an idea, testing it, pricing it and taking it to market.
6 weeks
Financial Literacy
Budgeting, saving, records, digital payments and understanding credit.
6 weeks
Business Development
Growing what already exists: customers, systems, proposals and partnerships.
6 weeks
How It Works
From application to income, in four steps
- 1
Apply
Fill in a short form online, or message us on WhatsApp and we will fill it in with you. No fees to apply.
- 2
Join a cohort
We place you in the next available class for the program you chose and confirm your class times. Every program runs 6 weeks, with 2 sessions a week.
- 3
Learn by doing
Live classes, real exercises and a project you can show, taught in person at our centre.
- 4
Keep going
Mentorship, a graduate community, help with your first client, your CV or your business.
Who We Serve
This is who walks through our door
- Women who have never touched a computer and are starting from zero
- Young people who finished school with no path into work
- Market traders and small business owners who want to sell online
- Mothers who need to earn from home, around their children
- Graduates with a certificate but no practical skill
- Community groups, churches and cooperatives who want their members trained together
Why We Exist
The gaps we were built to close
- Digital training that women can afford, reach and trust
- Access to computers, smartphones and reliable internet for learning
- Awareness of freelancing, remote work and online income
- Financial knowledge, so money earned is money kept
- Mentorship from people who have already walked the road
- Confidence, which is the barrier nobody puts on a form
In Their Words
Hear from the people who were there
Janel's story
In their own words
Natalia's story
In their own words
Reagan's story
In their own words
Our Trainers
12 professionals who teach what they practise
Our trainers are not lecturers reading from a manual. They are designers, developers, marketers and business owners who do this work every day and teach in the evenings and on weekends because they believe in what happens in that room.
From Our Founder
“I started Shemica because I wanted to create a space where women and young people could come without fear, learn without shame and discover that they are capable of much more than they may have believed.”
Edith Kimeu, Founder, Shemica Women Empowerment
Apply for Our Next Cohort
Your next opportunity could begin with one application.
Join a new generation of women and young people gaining the practical digital, business and entrepreneurship skills they need to grow, create opportunities and thrive in a changing economy.
Our training is practical, supportive and designed to help you build both skills and confidence, whether you are starting from scratch or looking to strengthen what you already know.
Take the first step towards your growth and empowerment.
Get Involved
There is more than one way to stand with us
Give
Your donation puts a woman in a classroom. USD 90 covers one learner for a full program.
Partners
Our partners and supporters
We are building our first partnerships. If your organisation wants to be part of this, we would like to hear from you.
One skill can change a household.
Whether you want to learn, teach, give or partner, there is a place for you here.