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African Development Bank Grants $17 Million to Promote Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Value Chains in Mauritania

The program aims to increase productivity and add value to agricultural products to boost women's income and support female entrepreneurship in Mauritania.

Source

African Development Bank Group (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Agriculture

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

gender equality, gender lens, smallholder farmers, women entrepreneurs

Press Release: World’s Largest Gender-Lens Fund Starts Operating with New Investment Strategy

The new strategy focuses on strengthening the provision of gender-smart and responsible financial services concentrating on underserved women as well as women-owned and women-led businesses in developing markets.

Source

innpact (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Investing

Region

Global

Tags

gender equality, gender lens, impact investing, women entrepreneurs

Press Release: Unveiling a Groundbreaking Initiative to End Financial Abuse: Program SAFE

Grameen Foundation proudly announces the launch of Program SAFE, an innovative initiative dedicated to safeguarding against financial abuse and ensuring individuals achieve financial security and independence.

Source

Grameen Foundation (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Finance

Region

Global

Tags

financial inclusion, gender equality, human rights, innovation, poverty alleviation

Report: The Capital Women Need, for the Future We All Need

Melinda French Gates pens the foreword to a new paper that addresses the need to expand access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South.

Source

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Finance

Region

Global

Tags

financial inclusion, gender equality, gender lens, research, startups, women entrepreneurs

Umesh Singh

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: How Supporting Women-Led MSMEs Can Boost Empowerment and Drive Job Growth in India

Small businesses — especially women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) — are emerging as pivotal drivers of economic growth in India. According to Umesh Singh at Tara Candles, these MSMEs can play a key role in boosting employment — but to do so, they’ll require more support. He explores how women-led MSMEs are creating jobs and promoting inclusive growth, and discusses how the government and other stakeholders can help women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges they face in starting and running a business.

Categories

Education

Tags

digital inclusion, employment, gender equality, MSMEs, skill development, startups, women entrepreneurs

Tunisia’s ANAVA Pledges $4.3 Million into Janngo Capital

The target is on early-stage tech and tech enabled startups that ensure Africans have better access to healthcare, financial services, and education.

Source

edge ME (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Investing, Technology

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

gender equality, gender lens, innovation, startups

Opinion: Access to Clean Water—Confronting a Deadly Inequity

Despite the urgent need, funding for programs that help provide safe water and sanitation to at-risk communities is severely short.

Source

Newsweek (link opens in a new window)

Categories

WASH

Region

Global

Tags

data, food security, gender equality, global development, nutrition, public health, sanitation, SDGs, water

Women Gig Workers. On the Road to Financial Security in India

More and more women are joining the last-mile delivery service.

Source

businessline (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Finance

Region

Asia Pacific

Tags

distribution, e-commerce, employment, financial inclusion, gender equality, gig economy