Cohort Sponsor
K45,000Full cohort buyout · 30 seats
- Full 3-week digital-business and practical AI cohort (30 seats at effective bulk rate)
- Logo on Kithms digital workbooks and cohort recognition materials
Kithms Women
WIDB Digital & AI Transformation Accelerator
A practical accelerator for women entrepreneurs who want to strengthen their digital presence, sell online, improve customer processes and use AI confidently in everyday business.
Official WIDB Foundations curriculum
International Training Centre of the ILO
Microsoft Philanthropies
Kithms practical AI application layer
Official WIDB Certificate
Participants receive the WIDB certificate after meeting the accelerator's attendance, WIDB platform, and task-completion requirements.
Monthly
Cohort starts
30
Max participants
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Cohort price
30 days
Implementation support after the programme
Official WIDB foundations, applied through practical AI.
The WIDB initiative was established by the International Training Centre of the ILO and Microsoft Philanthropies, with support from the ILO Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme. Kithms delivers the official WIDB Foundations curriculum and adds its own practical AI application layer. The added AI material is a Kithms programme enhancement; it is not presented as part of the official WIDB curriculum or certificate.
The WIDB Digital & AI Accelerator
Learn the foundations. Use AI to put them to work.
Enrolment stays open throughout the year. Begin with a practical readiness activity, then join the next available cohort for the official curriculum, Kithms practical AI exercises, coaching, action planning, and WIDB platform tasks applied to your own business.
Official WIDB Foundations
Build the digital-business foundations needed to show up online, communicate with customers, sell, receive payments, deliver reliably, and protect the business.
Kithms Practical AI for Business
Learn a simple prompting method, protect sensitive information, and review AI outputs before using them. Apply AI to content, online sales, customer communication, and routine business tasks.
Your Outcome
By the end, you will have a written 90-day digitalisation action plan plus practical AI assets for your business: a 30-day content plan, customer-message scripts, product copy, reviewed FAQ and policy drafts, and a reusable prompt playbook.
Assess your digital position
Assess your business's current level of digitalisation and identify the next practical priority.
Create a content system
Choose suitable channels, build a 30-day content plan, and draft WhatsApp scripts you can adapt in your own voice.
Sell more clearly online
Compare selling options and use guided AI to improve product titles, benefit-led copy, and visual briefs.
Strengthen customer processes
Map orders, payments, and delivery; draft FAQs and customer policies; then compile your reusable business AI playbook.
Rolling enrolment
Enrol now. Start preparing now. Join the next cohort.
Applications stay open between cohorts. Each monthly cohort begins and completes the live programme together.
1. Enrol at any time
Share your business context and the practical challenge you want WIDB to help you address.
2. Begin immediately
Complete the Digital Readiness Assessment and identify the business priority you will bring into the programme.
3. Join the next cohort
Move through all eight sessions with the same small group over three focused weeks.
4. Implement for 30 days
Use follow-up office hours, community accountability, and your action plan to put the changes into practice.
The monthly cohort
Three weeks. Real practice. Real progress.
Every cohort follows the same sequence: official WIDB learning, guided practical AI exercises, short business tasks, self-paced modules, and space to ask questions.
Ready for the next cohort?
Review the commitment and fit, then enrol. If the current cohort is full, your details will be held for the next one.
See if WIDB fits your business.
Accelerator details
What to expect
Plan for approximately 25 hours over three weeks. Exact session dates, times, and the time zone are provided before payment.
Three-week cohort
Eight live sessions covering four official WIDB modules, practical AI applications, coaching, and action planning.
Live online
More than 10 hours of live training and coaching on Google Meet, with recordings available after each session.
Self-paced learning
Approximately 15 hours of WIDB platform modules, worksheets, and practical work on your business.
Up to 30 participants
A focused cohort with personal support, peer learning, and real interaction.
Before you join
Check whether the accelerator fits your business.
You do not need advanced technical skills, but you do need a business context to work on and time to complete the programme.
Who this cohort is for
- You already run a formal or informal business with up to 20 employees and want to use digital tools better
- Or you have a clear business idea you are serious about starting within the next 6-12 months
- You know your customers, context, and basic numbers, even if they are still written in a notebook
- You want to reach customers, manage operations, sell, and use AI more confidently and responsibly
- You can dedicate around 25 hours over three weeks to live sessions, practice, and platform work
- You have a tablet or computer, reliable internet, a Gmail account, and basic digital literacy
- You are comfortable participating in English; a supported free AI tier is sufficient for the exercises
This accelerator may not be right for you if…
- You want a passive webinar without practice between sessions
- You cannot protect around 25 hours across the three weeks
- You do not yet have a real business or a well-defined idea to work on
- You want someone else to build and run your digital systems for you
- You need advanced AI engineering, software development, or legal review rather than practical digital-business foundations
Not sure whether the programme is right for you?
Take the free readiness assessment to see where your business stands and what to improve first.
Investment
Join the next WIDB cohort.
Enrolment remains open throughout the year. Begin with the readiness activity immediately, then join the next available cohort for the complete accelerator experience.
Standard — complete accelerator access
Cohort price
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Official WIDB digital-business foundations plus guided practical AI applications for your own business.
- Eight live training sessions across three weeks
- All session recordings to revisit
- Four curriculum modules plus coaching and action planning
- Kithms-designed practical AI exercises and reusable business AI playbook
- WIDB platform tasks and practical worksheets
- WIDB certificate after meeting attendance, platform, and task-completion requirements
- WhatsApp community for support
- 30 days of implementation support after the guided programme
Before you enrol: Set aside approximately 25 hours over three weeks for live sessions, platform modules, and practical work on your business.
If the next cohort has space, payment options follow after submission. Otherwise, we will hold your details for the following cohort.
Individual seats are paid 100% upfront after a place is offered. Your seat is confirmed after cleared payment. Read the payment, cancellation, and rescheduling terms.
What your fee does not include
- A laptop or tablet, internet/data, or paid AI and software subscriptions
- Done-for-you content publishing, website/store setup, workflow automation, bookkeeping, or marketing management
- Legal approval of AI-drafted policies or guaranteed sales, funding, or other business results
Pricing may increase for future cohorts.
Real feedback
What learners say about the WIDB curriculum
These reviews were submitted by learners completing the official WIDB curriculum. Kithms cohort feedback will be added as participants complete the accelerator.
"I have rated this course on Digitization and Digitalization 5/5 Stars. Excellent course overall. The content quality was well packaged and easy to understand. Practicality: it is easy to apply with no supervision. Instruction: our coach taught well."
Victoria Olajide
WIDB platform learner
"The course/training was surely worth it. I learnt a lot on how to grow my business digitally. Great work 💪"
Omotolani Olutogun
WIDB platform learner
Questions
Frequently asked
How does rolling enrolment work?
You can enrol at any time. If the next cohort is scheduled and has space, you continue to payment. Otherwise, we record your place and email you when the next start date and payment window open.
How is my seat confirmed?
Your seat is reserved as soon as payment is completed. Use the same email address on the form and at checkout — we match your seat by email.
Who is this cohort for?
It is for women who already run a formal or informal business with up to 20 employees, or women with a clear business idea they are serious about starting within the next 6-12 months.
What is the practical AI layer?
It is a Kithms-designed application layer taught alongside the official WIDB Foundations curriculum. You use guided prompts and review methods to create a content plan, customer scripts, product copy, working policy drafts, and a reusable business AI playbook.
Is the AI layer part of the official WIDB certificate?
No. The official WIDB curriculum and certificate requirements remain distinct. The practical AI exercises are an additional Kithms programme enhancement, not a separate accreditation from WIDB, ILO, ITCILO, or Microsoft.
Do I need a paid AI subscription?
No. A supported free AI tier is enough for the guided exercises. Paid subscriptions, extra usage, and third-party platform fees are not included in the programme price.
Are the AI-drafted policies legal advice?
No. FAQs, store policies, and refund terms created during the programme are working drafts. You remain responsible for checking accuracy, suitability, and local legal requirements before publishing them.
How does WIDB address online safety?
You create practical visibility boundaries, strengthen account security, separate personal and business contact details where suitable, and learn how to block, report, document, and escalate harmful contact. These steps support safer participation but cannot guarantee that harassment will not occur.
How much time do I need?
Plan for approximately 25 hours over three weeks: more than 10 hours of live training and coaching, plus approximately 15 hours of WIDB platform modules and practical work.
Can I pay from outside Zambia?
Yes. International participants can pay by card via Whop or use Selar where available. The checkout shows the currency before payment.
Do I get a certificate?
Participants receive the WIDB certificate after meeting the accelerator's attendance, WIDB platform, and task-completion requirements.
What if I miss a live session?
Sessions are designed to be attended live because the support and exercises matter. Recordings are included, but live participation is strongly recommended.
What happens after the three weeks?
You receive 30 days of implementation support through follow-up office hours, community accountability, and your action plan so the work continues after the live programme.
Is this beginner-friendly?
Yes. You do not need to be technical. You only need basic digital literacy and a willingness to apply what you learn to a real business or a well-defined idea.
For organisations
Sponsor a cohort.
Fund a guided digital-business and practical AI experience for women entrepreneurs in your network, hub, or programme. Participants complete the official WIDB Foundations curriculum and leave with practical AI-assisted business assets and a 90-day action plan.
A full cohort (30 seats) has a retail value of K60,000. Sponsoring the whole cohort at once — rather than 30 separate public bookings — comes with a built-in bulk saving.
Impact Partner
K60,000Full cohort buyout · retail match
- Full cohort buyout (retail match)
- Co-branded event signage
- Sponsor acknowledgement during the opening and closing sessions
- Executive SME impact report covering participation and completed business outputs
Enterprise / Multi-Cohort
K100,000+2 full cohorts · 60 entrepreneurs
- 2 full cohorts (60 entrepreneurs total)
- Executive debriefing on participation, practical AI adoption, and completed business outputs
- Custom media coverage
Sponsorship boundary
Sponsorship covers participant access, programme delivery, learning materials, support, and the recognition listed for the selected tier. It does not buy participant contact data, guarantee business outcomes, make the sponsor an official WIDB/ILO/ITCILO/Microsoft curriculum partner, or permit sponsor influence over participant assessment or certification.