Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa AfDB The Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program is a financing facility for women’s economic empowerment which is structured and implemented by the African Development Bank. AFAWA’s vision is to improve and increase women’s contribution to inclusive growth in Africa by unleashing their economic potential in private sector operations. AFAWA is implemented through three pillars: 1) Access to Finance for Women-Empowered Businesses through a guarantee; 2) Technical Assistance to financial institutions and Women-Empowered Businesses; 3) Improving the business enabling environment for Women-Empowered Businesses.