Imomazin/bhaf-marketbridge

Marketplace and impact infrastructure platform for BHAF, helping African women entrepreneurs access markets, funding, ESG reporting support, certification and corporate partnerships. # BHAF MarketBridge BHAF MarketBridge is a marketplace and impact infrastructure platform for Build Her A Future, BHAF. The platform is designed to help African women entrepreneurs become visible, fundable, market-ready and impact-reporting-ready. The solution connects women entrepreneurs with markets, funders, corporate partners, certification pathways, ESG documentation support and impact reporting tools. ## Project Purpose Many African women entrepreneurs are already building strong businesses and practising sustainability, ESG and circular economy principles. However, many struggle to access funding, procurement opportunities and international markets because they lack structured documentation, reporting frameworks, verified profiles and visibility. BHAF MarketBridge solves this by creating a digital ecosystem where women entrepreneurs can: - Create structured business profiles - Showcase their products and services - Document ESG and sustainability activities - Build funding-ready profiles - Access certification and training - Connect with funders, buyers and corporate partners - Generate impact evidence and case study material ## Core Product Vision BHAF MarketBridge will operate as a hybrid social enterprise platform that supports charitable, donor-funded and commercial revenue streams. The platform will support BHAF across five strategic sectors: - Circular economy - Enterprise industry - Governance - Funding readiness - Generative solutions ## Key Platform Modules ### 1. Entrepreneur Directory A searchable directory of women entrepreneurs across Africa. Each entrepreneur profile will include business information, sector, country, products or services, funding needs, ESG practices, certifications and impact indicators. ### 2. Marketplace A marketplace where entrepreneurs can list products and services for visibility to buyers, corporates, partners and international market access stakeholders. The first MVP will focus on listings and enquiries …