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WECON Movement
WECON Movement is a community-based organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, focused on empowering women entrepreneurs by connecting them with resources, opportunities, and networks. It aims to support 25,000 women in business by 2025 through various initiatives.
Overview
What WECON Movement does
What WECON Movement is
WECON Movement is a community-based organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, focused on empowering women entrepreneurs by connecting them with resources, opportunities, and networks. It aims to support 25,000 women in business by 2025 through various initiatives.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2017
- Approximate age
- About 9 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
WECON Movement as a community
Community overview
WECON Movement, founded in 2017, is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It aims to empower women entrepreneurs by connecting them with opportunities, resources, and networks to foster economic participation and close the gender gap in entrepreneurship.
Community focus
WECON focuses on empowering women entrepreneurs through research, community building, policy advocacy, and coalition-building. The organization aims to support 25,000 women in business by 2025 through training, mentoring, networking, and access to funding. It engages in sector-specific research and collaborates with various stakeholders, including government and international organizations.
Member value
Members benefit from a strong network of over 300 women entrepreneurs, mentorship opportunities, access to training, and participation in key events that address challenges and opportunities in women's entrepreneurship.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 300
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- November 1, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
Events and activity
WECON organizes several key events, including the WECON Conference, the largest women's entrepreneurship conference in Pakistan, held annually, and WECON Masawaat, a conference focused on equality and empowerment. Smaller gatherings, known as WECON Conclaves, discuss specific topics related to women's entrepreneurship.
Notable members
WECON has partnered with notable organizations such as UNESCO, UNDP, British Council, Karandaaz, HEC, NIC, World Bank, and Jazz to enhance women's entrepreneurship in Pakistan.
Capability profile
WECON Movement as an event host
Event focus
WECON focuses on empowering women entrepreneurs through research, community building, policy advocacy, and coalition-building. The organization aims to support 25,000 women in business by 2025 through training, mentoring, networking, and access to funding. It engages in sector-specific research and collaborates with various stakeholders, including government and international organizations.
Format narrative
WECON organizes various events including conferences, conclaves, and policy roundtables that gather entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss challenges and opportunities in women's entrepreneurship.
Participant value
WECON provides a platform for women entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and grow through mentorship, networking, and access to resources, fostering economic participation and closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 1,200
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- November 1, 2026
- Next event location
- Islamabad, Pakistan
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- AsiaSouth Asia
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include industry leaders and policymakers who participate in WECON events to discuss women's entrepreneurship.
Past editions
WECON has successfully hosted events like WECON Masawaat, which featured over 1,200 attendees and 60+ speakers, focusing on equality and empowerment.
Common questions
What to know about WECON Movement
Upseed classifies WECON Movement under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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