The African woman in south africa
ingenuity & Industry
Empowering Women
Stimulating Women's Creativity
Promoting Cross Cultural Exchange
Promoting People-to-People Diplomacy
Positive impact on women
CAMWISA is an initiative that:
- Motivates women to become more productive.
- Fosters innovation by exposing vendors and the African community to growth opportunities, ideas, and business standards.
- Provides women with marketplaces and online platforms that will facilitate commodity trade between them and buyers;
- Introduces vendors to buyers and facilitates direct exchanges between parties;
- Displays and promotes the African culture fulfilling visitors’ needs and creating long-term network partners between vendors and the South African community as well as the international public.
Socio-cultural impact
CAMWISA aims to:
- Provide an exceptional opportunity for South Africans and the international community to gain an insight into Cameroonian and African culture.
- Ensure network building of African entrepreneurs with local and international business owners.
- Foster a learning and business environment through the promotion of African cuisine, fashion and industries.
- Bring together the African community
- Position Cameroon and every African country as tourist and holiday destination countries.
Economic impact
CAMWISA aims to:
- Entice investment from local, regional, or national governments, as well as private investors.
- Internationalise small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs).
- Ensure that each vendor has a return on investment.
- Support businesses in various industries (retail outlets, micro to large corporations, and a wide range of service providers).
- Inform and interact with current and prospective customers about African products and services.
- Give African female entrepreneurs international exposure through investment promotion.
Diplomatic impact
- CAMWISA provides a unique opportunity to promote multilateral public diplomacy.
- It fosters improved understanding in global relationships by bringing together representatives from various countries around the world.
- It helps increase awareness about Cameroon and the African culture, and our business activities in South Africa by demonstrating our presence and positive impact in South Africa.
- Change the conception and perception of the South Africans and the international community about Cameroon and Cameroonians living abroad and eliminate all the stereotypes.
- Bolster Cameroon’s prestige and raise the national flag by ensuring that Cameroonians are welcome warmly in South Africa, respected and seen in a favourable light.
- Protect the Cameroonian diaspora in South Africa against xenophobia by showcasing their skills, knowledge, and positive impact on the South African economy.
- Strengthen bilateral and multilateral collaboration among diplomatic representations present in South Africa.


