Empowering Women, Empowering Communities
Empowering Women, Empowering Communities
Our Story
Women Of Will is a HACT-assured backbone organisation that empowers women from low-income communities to build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen their wellbeing, and become leaders within their communities. Through a community-based approach, we work alongside women and communities to co-design solutions that reflect the realities, strengths, and aspirations of their communities. Our programmes combine entrepreneurship development, personalised coaching, business capital support, wellbeing, and leadership development to create sustainable change from within the community itself. We believe in a simple philosophy: When you empower women, you empower communities.
Our Impact in Action
Building sustainable livelihoods through entrepreneurship, wellbeing and community leadership
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Over the past decade, Women Of Will has empowered women from underserved communities through entrepreneurship development, personalised coaching, wellbeing support, and leadership programmes. We nurture not only sustainable livelihoods, but also women leaders who continue strengthening their communities from within.
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Using a community-based approach, Women Of Will has worked alongside underserved communities across Malaysia to build stronger local ecosystems, reaching more than 21,000 community members through entrepreneurship, leadership, wellbeing, and community empowerment initiatives.
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All businesses supported under our entrepreneurship programmes remain operational beyond 6 months, with participating women recording significant improvements in household income and financial resilience, including 100% of households moving beyond the Poverty Line Income (PLI) threshold.
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How We Work
Through these three phases of community development, we support women entrepreneurs not only in strengthening and sustaining their livelihoods, but also in discovering their potential as community leaders, change makers, and advocates for a better future for those around them.
Phase 1:
Entrepreneurship Development
Skills training
Business coaching
Business capital
Resulting in:
Average 90% increase in monthly income
100% moved out of average Poverty Line Income (PLI)
Phase 2:
Leadership Development
Skills training
Partner engagement
Project management
Resulting in:
Skilled women leaders
Sustainable communities
Community mapping and projects
Phase 3:
Community Resources
Develop resources
Space activation
Skills development
Resulting in:
Safe spaces
Independent communities
Community stewardship
OUR PROJECTS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS & PROJECTS
NUTRITION & WELLBEING
DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTS AND SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT
WE SUPPORT United Nations’ Global Sustainable Development Goals
WOW’s Programs support the United Nations’ Global Sustainable Development Goals which is the global blueprint to achieve a better and sustainable future for all.
We are a HACT Assured organisation
Women Of Will has completed the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) assessment under the United Nations framework, reflecting our commitment to strong governance, accountability, transparency, and integrity across all partnerships and programmes.
Women Empowerment NGO Icon Award winner
Women Of Will was honoured with the prestigious Women Empowerment NGO Icon Award in 2026 by Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. The award was presented by YAB Prime Minister, ecognising our contribution towards strengthening women and communities.
Advancing Accountability Through SROI Reporting
Since November 2025, Women Of Will has begun implementing Social Return on Investment (SROI) reporting across all programmes, positioning us among the early adopters within the NGO sector to embed impact valuation and evidence-based reporting into our work. Our first comprehensive SROI report will be released by the end of 2026.
Women Of Will is listed on the Social Impact Exchange established by Agensi Inovasi Malaysia, recognising high-performing social purpose organisations that demonstrate measurable social impact, operational effectiveness, and strong value creation for communities and stakeholders.
we are listed on Social Impact Exchange Listing
Our Partners
There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
— Kofi Annan