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Lady’s First

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

The Lady's First program

With the Lady’s First program, create your business and manage your finances better.

50%

of the active population and are well represented in entrepreneurial activities.

23%

of women are at the head of companies registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo

70%

of household income in the Democratic Republic of Congo is generated by women

RAWBANK
innovates and takes
up the challenge!

To remedy this problem, Rawbank is strengthening its leadership in terms of innovation and is expanding the scope of its partner activities with the World Bank by creating a development program for small and medium-sized Congolese companies. This initiative is supported by the International Finance Corporation.

Since 2010, Rawbank has set up a program for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Democratic Republic of Congo to encourage entrepreneurship and create a favorable business environment for women.

WIN Program by IFC

IFC offers training for women in the Central African region through its WIN (Women in Business) program, which focuses on:

Financial Collaboration

Collaboration with financial institutions to strengthen their capacity to provide products and services to female entrepreneurs

Business Climate

proving the business climate, notably the elimination of barriers for women, better access to markets, and information to enable female entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their businesses

Financial Collaboration

Partnership, management and experience, and knowledge sharing

A Pioneer in Women’s Banking

Rawbank is now one of the first banks to have succeeded in targeting and effectively reaching the market of female entrepreneurs. No other institution in the DRC had ever thought of exploring this promising niche!

Supporting SMEs

Since 2010, Rawbank has set up a program for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Democratic Republic of Congo to encourage entrepreneurship and create a favorable business environment for women.

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The vision

Our major vision is to make Rawbank the preferred bank for Lady’s First women in the development of their activities and projects, thus justifying its slogan.
“Impossible is not feminine, so I am Lady’s First”.

The mission

  • image Improve access to financial services for female entrepreneurs.
  • image Improve their managerial capacities through targeted training.
  • image Facilitate their access to the market and information.

Tailored Financial Solutions for Lady’s First Women

In addition to this mission, Rawbank offers Lady’s First women tailored financial products and services, providing them with numerous benefits, such as:

Preferential Pricing

Preferential pricing on banking transactions

Lower Interest Rates

A preferential interest rate on all financing dedicated to them

Partner Discounts

Price discounts at Lady's First partner merchants (Networking)

Secure Payments

The possibility of making secure online purchases

Global Shopping

The possibility of making purchases at all merchants in the VISA network, both in DRC and abroad

Event Access

The right to participate in events organized by Rawbank

In 2021

Today, RAWBANK is setting up an annual competition to re-energize the LF program called “Lady’s First Ambassador”. This challenge will consist of electing an ambassador who will embody the image of the program throughout the year, according to set objectives (number of sponsored persons, deposits/repayment of loans, development of buses, success in training sessions, etc.)

The objective of this competition? To give real visibility to women who are entrepreneurs and are able to encourage younger women to do the same, to become a Lady’s First .

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Ambition, Initiative, Collaboration, Innovation, Performance

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