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How Ghana’s New Digital Finance Policy Can Drive Women’s Inclusion
Ghana made waves earlier this year when it launched the world’s first digital financial services (DFS) policy, building on the past five years of explosive DFS growth in the country. Can the new policy help to close the gender gap?
FinEquity August 2020 Newsletter
FinEquity's August 2020 Newsletter We say good-bye to one of FinEquity's first facilitators, look at emerging COVID-19 gender-disaggregated data sets and share a long list of upcoming virtual events.
Good-bye from Deena Burjorjee
A good-bye from one of FinEquity's founding facilitators.
Bram Peters, Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Bram Peters provides insights into the current state of women’s financial inclusion in the Pacific, and thoughts on the impact of COVID-19.
Sex-Disaggregated Covid-19 Data Resources
By gathering COVID-19 data trackers and resources focusing on the collection of sex-disaggregated data we can develop a better understanding of how the pandemic is impacting women entrepreneurs, their households, and communities.
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FinEquity July 2020 Newsletter
FinEquity's July 2020 Newsletter As the COVID economic reality continues and the ranks of the vulnerable grow, programming will have to shift quickly and dramatically. The FinEquity community responds with increased data collection and collaboration. Sign-up for our mailing list to receive the monthly FinEquity Newsletter directly in your inbox.
Reham Gharbiyeh, Arab Women's Enterprise Fund
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Reham Gharbiyeh talks about making women's economic empowerment in the MENA region possible.
Grace Majara Kibombo of CARE USA
Grace Majara Kibombo is a Senior Technical Advisor for CARE USA based in Kampala, Uganda. In this FinEquity Member Spotlight Interview, Grace tells us about the work CARE does to support women's financial inclusion, the value and impact of Savings Groups in Uganda, and how CARE was able to provide critical guidance to COVID-19 in record time.
Digitize, Direct, Design (D3): Can These Three Principles Help Close the Gender Gap?
To realize the potential gains of financial inclusion, more intentional efforts are needed to close persistent gender gaps. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has developed three core principles for advancing women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.
Women’s Empowerment Indicators
Unlike other data sources, FII data has a dedicated gender module measuring women’s economic empowerment, which aims to assess whether women's access to finance results in empowerment.