Working Motherhood Initiative
Across Africa, working mothers carry disproportionate caregiving responsibilities while navigating labour markets and workplace systems that were not designed with them in mind, leading to stalled careers, financial insecurity and invisible labour not because women lack ability, but because the structures around them lack care. The Working Motherhood Initiative was created from lived experience and hard evidence to challenge that reality by equipping mothers with tools, visibility and opportunity while advocating for workplaces and policies that recognise caregiving as part of economic life, not a barrier to it.
What We Do
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Career & Livelihood Pathways
We support African mothers to access fair, flexible and aligned careers through job pathways, entrepreneurship support and skills development that recognise caregiving realities.
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Advocacy & Systems Change
We work to strengthen maternity protections, influence workplace policies and shift norms around care, productivity and gender by engaging employers, policymakers and partners across sectors.
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Community & Collective Power
We build spaces where African mothers connect, share knowledge, access opportunities and exercise collective voice, reducing isolation and increasing agency.
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At the heart of our work is Motherboard, our vibrant and growing pan-African community of over 700 African mothers living across the continent and in the diaspora. The Motherboard community is a carefully curated space where mothers can access real opportunities, rebuild or pivot their careers, grow their businesses, and support one another through the complex and often invisible realities of working motherhood. From education to peer connection and skill-building, motherboard reflects our belief that motherhood should not be a barrier to opportunity, but a source of power, innovation, and leadership.
