NEXUS
A private platform where relationships, opportunity, and capital move forward with structure, precision, and intent.
From the Founder
I built NEXUS because influence on its own is not enough. The world has never been short of women with vision. What it has been short of is the platform where their influence becomes structure, and their structure becomes outcomes.
Deborah Elizabeth
Founder & Global Executive Chair
Women United Foundation
The institutional platform behind NEXUS, providing trusted leadership relationships, global positioning, strategic convening power, and the credibility required to bring serious actors into alignment.
African Women Business Union
The African business and implementation layer, connecting NEXUS to women business leaders, sector knowledge, regional relationships, market intelligence, and on the ground execution capability.
Women's Prosperity Alliance
The financial layer of the model, aligning investment relationships, scalable opportunities, enterprise growth, and long term economic participation through a structured capital lens.
Women of the NEXUS Ecosystem
A living network of women shaping business, culture, capital, education, and leadership across regions.
First Lady of Angola · Former Minister of Planning
H.E. Ana Dias Lourenço
Angola
Countries move further when women are fully integrated into economic life.
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First Lady Leadership · Advocacy & Education
H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio
Sierra Leone
Too many girls are still denied opportunities simply because of where they are born.
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Public Leadership · Women & Economic Stability
H.E. Antoinette Sassou Nguesso
Republic of the Congo
When women gain economic position, families strengthen, communities stabilize, and nations rise.
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First Lady Leadership · Creative Industries
H.E. Débora Carvalho
Cabo Verde
Culture is not separate from development. It shapes how a country is seen by the world.
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European Affairs & Cultural Diplomacy
HRH Princess Isabella Orsini
Italy
Relationships still shape access, and access often shapes outcomes.
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United Africa Group · Industry & Investment
Dr. Martha Tilahun Namundjebo
Namibia
Leadership is not a popularity contest. It is a calling of dedication and passion.
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Humanitarian Advocacy
Daphna Ziman
United States
Women need more than sympathy. They need visibility, relationships, and real opportunities.
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Arab Women Investors Union · Investment & Trade
Dr. Hoda Yassa
Egypt
I have never imagined being an employee since I was a student at university.
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President, AWBU
Chantal Pembe
Democratic Republic of Congo
Across Africa, women are already carrying economies informally.
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WPA Fund · Venture Capital
Diane Yoo
United States
Representation at the executive level still matters.
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Every Child Learns
Dr. Saima Rana
United Arab Emirates
As women, we are innately connected without boundaries.
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Create Global
Stephanie Linus
Nigeria
Every woman's story is a piece of Africa's story.
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Entrepreneurship
Sheila Ibrahimo
Mozambique
Women today want much more than a salon or a boutique as a great milestone.
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Energy & Infrastructure
Yanna Kameir
United States
Energy is more than a sector. It is what allows economies to move forward.
Read Full QuoteFirst Lady of Angola · Former Minister of Planning
H.E. Ana Dias Lourenço
Angola
I spent much of my professional life working in planning, investment, and economic development, and one thing becomes very clear over time. Countries move further when women are fully integrated into economic life, leadership, and long term decision making. Women are already contributing enormously to our economies. The challenge is creating stronger systems, partnerships, and access so that contribution can grow at a much larger scale.
First Lady Leadership · Advocacy & Education
H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio
Sierra Leone
Too many girls are still denied opportunities simply because of where they are born or the circumstances around them. I have seen how education, visibility, and support can completely change the trajectory of a young woman's life. Across Africa, women are already carrying enormous responsibility within their families and communities. The next step is making sure more women and girls also have access to leadership, opportunity, and long term economic participation.
Public Leadership · Women & Economic Stability
H.E. Antoinette Sassou Nguesso
Republic of the Congo
When women gain economic position, families strengthen, communities stabilize, and nations rise. Across Africa, women continue to carry enormous responsibility within society, often without recognition equal to their contribution. Creating stronger pathways for women into business, leadership, and economic participation is not only important for women themselves. It is important for the long term stability and future of our countries.
First Lady Leadership · Creative Industries
H.E. Débora Carvalho
Cabo Verde
Culture is not separate from development. It shapes identity, tourism, enterprise, and how a country is seen by the world. Women have always carried culture, but now we must also help turn it into opportunity, business, and visibility for the next generation.
European Affairs & Cultural Diplomacy
HRH Princess Isabella Orsini
Italy
I have seen how much changes when women are included not only in culture and public life, but also in serious conversations around business, influence, and long term strategy. Relationships still shape access, and access often shapes outcomes. That is why platforms like Women United Foundation and NEXUS are important.
United Africa Group · Industry & Investment
Dr. Martha Tilahun Namundjebo
Namibia
Leadership is not a popularity contest. It is a calling of dedication and passion. It is about paving a way for others to follow. Across Africa, women are building serious businesses, entering industries once closed to them, and proving every day that they are capable of operating at the highest levels. What we need now are stronger networks, greater access, and more opportunities for women to scale what they are already building.
Arab Women Investors Union · Investment & Trade
Dr. Hoda Yassa
Egypt
I have never imagined being an employee since I was a student at university. The challenges were the patriarchy of the society as I was very young and I was a woman. Society frowned upon a very young woman being a manager. I overcame these obstacles through ambition, commitment, and by sticking to principles and professional ethics. I was committed in terms of workers' and customers' rights, and I fulfilled the demands of the work. It is important to have institutions such as Women United Foundation, NEXUS, and AWBU that voice out businesswomen's demands.
President, AWBU
Chantal Pembe
Democratic Republic of Congo
Across Africa, women are already carrying economies informally. The next step is helping more women move into structured business ownership, leadership, and long term economic participation. Through AWBU, we are building stronger networks between women across sectors and countries because collaboration and access remain essential to growth.
WPA Fund · Venture Capital
Diane Yoo
United States
I have always had a passion for speaking out for underserved communities, long before I became an entrepreneur. I am very passionate about getting more women into executive and decision making positions because representation at that level still matters. Through the Women's Prosperity Alliance and the broader NEXUS ecosystem, we have an opportunity to connect more women not only to visibility, but to capital, investment, and real business growth.
Every Child Learns
Dr. Saima Rana
United Arab Emirates
As a woman dedicated to education and leadership, I believe that the future lies in the hands of women. No matter where we come from, we are united in our support of AWBU because of its immense importance. I am a girl from Pakistan, but as women, we are innately connected without boundaries. What we do here does not just affect us, it impacts the lives of women and girls everywhere. Our struggles, our victories, and our progress are shared, and together, we are shaping a world that reflects our strength and our confidence.
Humanitarian Advocacy
Daphna Ziman
United States
I have spent much of my life working with vulnerable women and children, and one thing becomes very clear very quickly. Women need more than sympathy. They need visibility, support systems, relationships, and real opportunities to rebuild their lives and move forward with dignity.
Create Global
Stephanie Linus
Nigeria
As women, we carry the strength of our ancestors and the hopes of future generations. Through CREATE GLOBAL, we are not just breaking barriers, we are building bridges for those who come after us. As a UNFPA Ambassador, I have seen firsthand the challenges women face across Africa, but I have also witnessed their incredible resilience and strength. The work we have to do is immense, but it is also deeply personal to me. As an actress and film director, I have had the privilege of telling stories that resonate with people, but none are as powerful as the real stories of African women. Every woman's story is a piece of Africa's story.
Entrepreneurship
Sheila Ibrahimo
Mozambique
Undoubtedly, we are at a time when women are beginning to gain their financial independence and also to deal with entrepreneurship in a more professional way. We already see women who do not just look to have a salon or a boutique as a great milestone, but who want much more and be in positions that will change society, whether financially or socially. This is a job I have been doing within the AWBU.
Energy & Infrastructure
Yanna Kameir
United States
Energy is more than a sector. It is what allows businesses to grow, industries to function, and economies to move forward. I have worked across Africa in environments where women are still underestimated in serious industries, but African women continue to prove they are capable of operating at every level. What matters now is building stronger networks, partnerships, and access so more women can participate fully in shaping Africa's economic future.
NEXUS aligns the relationships that move serious opportunities forward.
Built around trusted access, institutional credibility, and coordinated execution, NEXUS brings together leadership, capital, influence, and operational capability within one strategic environment.
Government & Strategic Leadership
Connecting First Ladies, institutional leadership, diplomatic channels, and strategic relationships around long term priorities requiring coordination, trust, and credibility.
Investors & Family Offices
Creating a refined environment where aligned capital can engage opportunities with discretion, visibility, structure, and long term strategic value.
Business & Infrastructure Networks
Linking implementation capability, regional expertise, private sector operators, and scalable project pathways across sectors shaping the future.
Global Influence & Cultural Power
Aligning media, culture, visibility, storytelling, and international relationships to strengthen the positioning and reach of women led initiatives.
Strategic Initiatives
Platforms that carry influence into execution.
Five initiatives. Each one a door into the work. Leadership, infrastructure, capital, and execution moving together because that is the only way anything real actually happens.
Bank Every Woman
Her Finance. Her Future. Her Freedom.
Financial access, ownership, and the kind of scale that changes a life. Economic power is not a privilege. It is a right.
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Create Global
The Origin. The Influence.
Africa is where global culture has been coming from for a long time. We are putting Africa back where it belongs in the conversation. Not influence borrowed. Influence owned.
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Feed All
From the Hands of Women, Nations Rise.
Food security. Agricultural scale. Real supply pathways. The women who have always fed the world are finally getting the systems that match.
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Health Reach
Her Health. Her Community. Her Serenity.
Healthcare that actually reaches people across Africa. Because care that cannot reach people is not really care.
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Every Child Learns
Every Mind. Every Future.
Education access and the kind of long term development that changes generations. Every mind equipped. Every future possible.
Explore Initiative →Private Engagement
NEXUS is intentionally curated.
Relationships within NEXUS are built through alignment, discretion, strategic relevance, and long term vision. The platform is designed for serious engagement across leadership, investment, institutional collaboration, infrastructure, healthcare, culture, and future focused initiatives shaping the next generation of opportunity.
Participation within NEXUS is selective and relationship driven in order to preserve trust, execution quality, and strategic integrity across the ecosystem.
Access matters most when it is connected to trust, structure, and the ability to move.
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