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African Development Bank Grants $1.4 Million to Export Trading Group to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Skills of Women-Owned & Led Businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
The project will enable 600 women-led businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia (200 in each country), to improve their entrepreneurship skills through training.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Initiative to Increase Finance for Women SMEs in Nigeria, Others
The new AfDB-funded AWIEF program aims to accelerate efforts to address gender inequality and drive inclusive economic transformation.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Mastercard Commits to Delivering Economic Empowerment Tools and Resources to More Than One Million Women in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Company to empower women and girls in Northern Central America with access to training, capital, business networks and financial tools needed to succeed in the digital economy through Mastercard led and sponsored programs
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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UNCDF Partners with Our Telekom to Develop Mobile Money Services in Solomon Islands
Telekom to launch mobile money services in Solomon Islands in efforts to boost financial inclusion and transform the digital payments ecosystem in the country.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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We-Fi announces New Round of Funding for Women Entrepreneurs; $15 Million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Improve Access to Finance for Women-owned Small Businesses
Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) will receive $15 million to develop and extend digital financial solutions to women-owned small and medium businesses.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Supporting Financial Health Startups: Four Lessons for Impact Investors, Foundations and Governments
Over the past few years, Village Capital has run Finance Forward, a global coalition to support early-stage entrepreneurs building tech-enabled solutions around financial health. Village Capital CEO Allie Burns shares highlights from a new report that analyzed data from the 1,000+ companies that applied to the program around the world. The report paints a picture of the global state of financial health startups, and offers lessons for impact investors, foundations and government leaders who hope to grow the ecosystem for financial health innovation.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology
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Financial Inclusion that Works for Women: The European Microfinance Award 2022
Lending to women clients has been at the center of microfinance since its modern inception. And as Joana Afonso, Gabriela Erice, Sam Mendelson and Daniel Rozas at the European Microfinance Platform point out, there has undoubtedly been progress in promoting women’s financial inclusion. But they argue that a myopic focus on outreach too often undermines the sector's understanding of the specific barriers women face. They discuss how the 2022 European Microfinance Award's focus on “Financial Inclusion that Works for Women" aims to encourage more effective gender strategies.
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- Finance
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After Green Bonds Come Orange Bonds: IIX Launches Coalition to Develop First Gender-Lens ‘Asset Class’
Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the creator of the $150m Women's Livelihood Bonds, has launched the Orange Bond Initiative, a global coalition to create what they call the world’s first gender-lens investing asset class.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific