Aziza Cœur Saint joins FasterCapital EquityPilot to scale shelters, training in Mauritania
Mauritania & Dubai, UAE - Oct 13, 2025
Association Aziza Cœur Saint and FasterCapital announced a strategic partnership today through FasterCapital’s EquityPilot program to accelerate the nonprofit’s shelter, vocational training and health services across Cameroon and the West African region. The collaboration combines Aziza Cœur Saint’s field programs with FasterCapital’s acceleration, technical support and fundraising capabilities to scale impact and unlock $1M in growth capital.
Market opportunity & problem statement
West and Central Africa face persistent gaps in shelter, education and vocational opportunities for abandoned women and children. Rapid urbanization and youth unemployment have increased demand for scalable care-and-skills solutions. Current service providers are fragmented, underfunded and lack tech-enabled training that links beneficiaries to income streams. Aziza Cœur Saint addresses this white space by combining residential care with market-aligned vocational pathways, creating measurable social and economic outcomes in a high-need, high-growth humanitarian services market.
Startup solution & differentiation
Founded by Kobi D WARA, Association Aziza Cœur Saint operates a 600 m² center offering shelter, basic medical care, psychosocial support and professional training (ICT, electrical, plumbing, tailoring, hospitality, culinary arts). The model integrates multi-language education (French, Arabic, English, Spanish) and religious instruction with employability training and small-business incubation for mothers. Early pilots show improved school enrollment, certification completion rates and microbusiness launches among beneficiaries. The program’s blended-service approach (care + income generation) and focus on market-ready skills creates a defensible position versus single-service providers.
FasterCapital partnership value
Through the EquityPilot program, FasterCapital will provide Aziza Cœur Saint with technical mentoring, digital tools for curriculum delivery, go-to-market planning, governance support and investor introductions to reach a $1M fundraising target. FasterCapital’s selective criteria focus on measurable impact, scalable models and strong founding teams; Aziza Cœur Saint met these standards and will receive a defined acceleration timeline, KPI targets and capital-raising support. FasterCapital’s global network and proven startup playbook will shorten time-to-scale and improve fundraising conversion.
Executive quotes
“Hesham Zreik: “We invest where social impact meets scalable execution. Aziza Cœur Saint combines deep local knowledge with a market-aligned skills curriculum — precisely the profile EquityPilot seeks. Our support will accelerate their operational maturity and fundraising while maintaining mission integrity,” said Hesham Zreik, Founder & Managing Partner, FasterCapital.
Kobi D WARA, Founder of Association Aziza Cœur Saint, added: “This partnership validates our model and gives us the technical and funding support to expand shelter capacity, professionalize training delivery and create sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable women and children across Cameroon and neighboring markets.”
Growth trajectory & future plans
Near-term milestones include standardizing curricula, digitizing training modules, expanding the center’s capacity and launching three micro-enterprises led by program graduates within 12 months. Aziza Cœur Saint will pursue follow-on funding rounds to reach the $1M target and pilot replication sites in two additional Cameroonian regions within 18 months. Long-term vision: a regional network of integrated care-and-skills centers that reduce vulnerability and create pathways to employment for thousands.
About Association Aziza Cœur Saint
Association Aziza Cœur Saint is a humanitarian NGO founded to support abandoned women and children through shelter, education and vocational training. With roots across West Africa and a mission to pair care with economic opportunity, the organization equips beneficiaries with skills, certifications and small-business support to build sustainable livelihoods.
About FasterCapital
FasterCapital is a global startup incubator and investment firm that runs the EquityPilot acceleration program, providing mentorship, technical resources and fundraising support to high-impact startups. FasterCapital has a track record of scaling early-stage ventures across tech and social sectors through hands-on acceleration and access to a global investor network.
