Economic abuse against women and girls is a critical issue that's often overlooked, yet it profoundly impacts their financial independence and empowerment. In this second installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, FinEquity's Swati Mehta Dhawan, reflects on the role of the financial service providers and how they can effectively address financial abuse against women and girls.

A good-bye from one of FinEquity's founding facilitators.

An updated take on "What We're Reading". The FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives, and articles to videos and social posts.

FinEquity member and International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)'s Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist, Chryspin Afifu, sat down with us to tell us about his work and how ICRW is promoting design and delivery of social protection interventions that work for women in Kenya and Uganda through research.

The concept of financial abuse of women and girls remains an unexplored area within the financial services sector. In our first installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, Grameen Foundation's Senior Research Director, Bobbi Gray, introduces the subject, provides a working definition, and shares insights on the topic from their work in Honduras.

Since March 2022, the Amazons of Côte d’Ivoire have created nearly 2,000 Village Savings Groups (VSLAs) with over 45,000 members across the country. Amazons are women members of VSLAs who are leaders in their communities. In this blog, CARE’s Aisha Rahamatali highlights how 49 women are using locally-led initiatives in the form of VSLAs to provide financial resources to women and girls in their communities and lift them out of poverty.  

An updated take on "What We're Reading". The FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives, and articles to videos and social posts.

FinEquity member and Opportunity International's Senior Programme Manager, Lydia Baffour Awuah, sat down with us to tell us about her work and how her organization is building financial resilience among rural women in Malawi by digitalizing savings groups.

Reflections on the climate session held in the FinEquity Africa Annual Convening 2024 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, exploring challenges and proposing what will be required for approaches with effective design and delivery of climate-smart financial solutions that will help women build resilience.