IWFCI South Africa
IWFCI South Africa is a non-profit, non-government, member-based organisation established in 2022. It is one of 14 chapters of IWFCI. IWFCI was founded in 1992 by Diana Abruzzi in Melbourne, Australia. It was established with the purpose of supporting women entering business and developing trade across the globe.
Sign-UpThe IWFCI South African Chapter was established in 2022 by Vino Pillay. Today, IWFCI South Africa remains first and foremost an empowering opportunity for women to meet and engage with like-minded entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in a supportive network.
Become a Member International Delegates
14 International Chapters
New Global Business
That all women, despite location and situation can live, work and have a better life, in dignity and higher self-esteem; Having equal opportunity for economic freedom and wellbeing for them, their families, dependents and community.
IWFCI is the world’s first International Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Australia’s first dedicated Chamber of Commerce for women.
"
Connect with us on Facebook for the latest updates, inspiring stories, and a vibrant community dedicated to empowerment and excellence. Join the conversation as we shape the future together
WE DID IT! 🇿🇦❤️🇸🇬
The pre-departure journey is complete.
Over two inspiring days, IWFCI South Africa successfully delivered the official pre-departure engagements for South Africa Focus Week Singapore 2026.
From executive leadership…
to women entrepreneurs…
to diplomats…
to financial institutions…
to government…
to strategic partners…
we united around one purpose:
Preparing South African women-owned businesses for global opportunities.
This was never about hosting events.
It was about creating pathways.
Pathways to investment.
Pathways to markets.
Pathways to international partnerships.
Pathways to economic growth.
As we now prepare to travel to Singapore, we carry with us far more than luggage.
We carry relationships.
We carry partnerships.
We carry ambition.
Most importantly—
we carry South Africa.
Thank you to everyone who believed in this vision.
The journey continues.
🇿🇦➡️🇸🇬
PREPARE. POSITION. CONNECT. CONVERT.
IWFCI SOUTH AFRICA — INSTAGRAM
FROM INTENTION → TO ACTION → TO IMPACT. 🇿🇦 → 🇸🇬
Before yesterday’s CEO Leadership Breakfast, INDiplomacy highlighted our President @hrh_mahadi_buthelezi ’s commitment to advancing women’s economic opportunities through South Africa Focus Week Singapore 2026.
Yesterday, we began putting that commitment into action.
Women-owned businesses + Government + Finance + Trade & Investment + Corporate Leaders + Development Partners + Strategic Partners.
Not simply in one room.
Connected around one enterprise journey.
Our pathway:
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT →
FINANCIAL READINESS →
EXPORT READINESS →
MARKET ACCESS →
COMMERCIAL CONNECTION →
TRANSACTION.
The Breakfast is over.
The follow-through has begun.
Because international visibility is valuable.
Commercial outcomes are transformative.
🇿🇦 Pretoria → 🇸🇬 Singapore → 🌍 Global Opportunity
PREPARE. POSITION. CONNECT. CONVERT.
https://indiplomacy.com/2026/09/07/mahadi-buthelezi-to-advance-womens-economic-opportunities-at-south-africa-focus-week-singapore/
#IWFCISouthAfrica #SAFWS2026 #WomenEconomicPower #WomenOwnedBusinesses #WomenInBusiness InternationalTrade Singapore GlobalMarkets PreparePositionConnectConvert
WE DIDN`T JUST FILL A ROOM. WE BUILT A PATHWAY. 🇿🇦 → 🇸🇬
9 September 2026. Freedom Park. Pretoria.
What an extraordinary day for IWFCI South Africa and the women-owned businesses we exist to serve.
The South Africa Focus Week Singapore 2026 CEO Leadership Breakfast brought together:
Women entrepreneurs.
Government.
Finance.
Trade & investment agencies.
Corporate leaders.
Development partners.
Academia.
Strategic partners.
But this was never about who was in the room.
It was about what could move because they were in the room.
Our message was clear:
❌ Participation is not ownership.
❌ Exposure is not market access.
❌ A business card is not a contract.
❌ A conversation is not a transaction.
We must move:
FROM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT →
TO FINANCIAL READINESS →
TO EXPORT READINESS →
TO MARKET ACCESS →
TO COMMERCIAL CONNECTION →
TO TRANSACTION.
And through today`s Opportunity Room, we began doing exactly that.
Now comes the work that matters most:
FOLLOW THROUGH.
One action.
One owner.
One deadline.
Evidence of completion.
Because our ambition is bigger than getting South African women entrepreneurs onto an aeroplane to Singapore.
Our ambition is to position them to COMPETE. TRADE. PARTNER. INVEST. SCALE. WIN.
Today was extraordinary.
Tomorrow, the conversion begins. 🚀
PREPARE. → POSITION. → CONNECT. → CONVERT.
🇿🇦 🌍 🇸🇬
#IWFCISouthAfrica #SAFWS2026 #SouthAfricaFocusWeekSingapore2026 #WomenOwnedBusinesses #WomenEntrepreneurs WomenInBusiness WomenEconomicPower InternationalTrade GlobalMarkets MarketAccess Singapore ASEAN SouthAfrica PreparePositionConnectConvert
Women belong wherever business is being done.
Boardrooms.
Supply chains.
Investment tables.
Export markets.
Global networks.
🇿🇦 Women in Commerce → 🌏 Women in Global Markets.
#IWFCISA #WomenInCommerce #WomenInBusiness #GlobalMarkets #Singapore2026
A mission is only the beginning.
Connections must become opportunities.
Opportunities must become partnerships.
Partnerships must become impact.
🇿🇦 → 🇸🇬 → 🌏
South Africa Focus Week Singapore 2026.
#IWFCISA #Singapore2026 #WomenInCommerce #GlobalMarkets #CommercialImpact
🇿🇦 → 🇸🇬
BUILDING BRIDGES. CREATING OPPORTUNITY.
IWFCI South Africa is preparing for South Africa Focus Week Singapore 2026 | 21–26 September.
By invitation of and in collaboration with the South African High Commission in Singapore, we are taking our women-in-commerce and enterprise-development agenda to an international platform.
✨ Enterprise
🌍 Markets
🤝 Partnerships
📈 Growth
💼 Commercial opportunity
The future of South African women in commerce is global.
#IWFCISA #SouthAfricaToSingapore #Singapore2026 #WomenInCommerce #GlobalMarkets WomenInBusiness FromSAtoGlobalMarkets
TOGETHER, WE GO FURTHER. 🌍
One entrepreneur.
Many possibilities.
One ecosystem.
Shared purpose.
🤝 Partnerships
💰 Finance
🌐 Markets
📦 Trade
💡 Knowledge
📈 Growth
No single organisation needs to do everything.
But together, we can change what is possible.
🇿🇦 → 🌍
#IWFCISA #TogetherWeGoFurther #FromSAtoGlobalMarkets #WomenInTrade #womeninbusiness
GLOBAL SISTERHOOD 🤝 GLOBAL COMMERCE 🌍
Connect women.
Connect businesses.
Connect markets.
Then watch what becomes possible.
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🌍 Global IWFCI Network
Women supporting women.
Women trading with women.
Women building global businesses.
#IWFCISA #GlobalSisterhood #WomenInTrade #WomenInBusiness #FromSAtoGlobalMarkets
