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Making Bank Accounts Work for Women: Lessons on Designing Gender-Centric Financial Services
Papua New Guinea has the highest gender gap in financial inclusion in the Pacific region, with women 29% less likely to have access to formal financial services. Akhand Tiwari and Moinuddin Mohammed at MicroSave (MSC) explore how MiBank, a local micro-bank, has boosted women's inclusion through gender-centric product design and outreach strategies – and what other providers can learn from their success.
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- Finance
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European Union Boosts Resilience in Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal States
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €6.1 million contribution from the European Union to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities in Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal states.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Analysis: Sustainable Finance Addresses Social Justice as COVID-19 Raises the Stakes
Early in the pandemic, the coronavirus was seen as the "great leveler," hitting rich and poor alike. Instead, it's become apparent that COVID-19 is the "great divider," aggravating the many structural inequities between richer and poorer nations and people--leading to demands for social justice.
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- Coronavirus
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Five Ways To Use Media To Challenge Social Norms: Lessons From Kashf Foundation’s Innovative Use of Television for Social Impact
While researching organizations that are making a social impact through narrative storytelling, producer Lara Storm spoke with Roshaneh Zafar, president and founder of Kashf Foundation, a Pakistani microfinance organization that also produces popular television shows focused on challenging harmful social norms. Zafar shares five lessons from Kashf’s success, which provide a useful foundation for other organizations that are exploring social impact through entertainment.
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- Finance
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Analysis: Emerging Technologies Can Change the African Financial Landscape
The ease and convenience of services backed with the emerging techs can dramatically improve the financial landscape in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Central Bank of Nigeria Launches Framework for Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
The CBN in collaboration with EFInA has launched a framework to advance women’s financial inclusion.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Industry Closing ‘Digital Divide’ Across All 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Says GSMA
For the fifth year in a row the mobile industry has increased its impact across all 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) enabling essential services for people and businesses.
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- Finance, Technology
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Walmart Foundation Announces Two New Grants To Help Smallholder Farmers in India
Both grantees will focus on increasing opportunities for women farmers via farmer producer organizations (FPOs).
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific