With women currently underrepresented at all levels of the global financial system, building a network to advance women’s roles in the sector is a pressing need to advance women’s financial inclusion. In Africa, New Faces New Voices (NFNV) has taken on this important mission.

An updated take on "What We're Reading", the FinEquity Africa 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. 

Based on FinEquity Africa's first in-person social event in Nairobi, this blog discusses ways to bridge the current gap in financial inclusion for African women and unlock their full potential.

In this blog, Catherine Highet explores the use of heuristic-based financial training by the World Bank's Africa Gender Innovation Lab and ideas42 as an alternative and promising option to traditional classroom-based trainings for financial management.

Getaneh Gobezie, an independent consultant and FinEquity Africa member, sat down with us to share his motivation to work on inclusive financing in rural areas and lessons learned from working on inclusive financing in Ethiopia, Uganda, Liberia, and Rwanda.

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. 

In the third installment in our Leadership Insights series, Mary Ellen Iskenderian discusses the data we have about women's financial inclusion – and why it's not yet being used to tap into this underserved and promising market. 

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. 

Alessandra Heinemann, Senior Social Protection Specialist at The World Bank, sat down with us to discuss the connection between social protection programs and mitigating gender-based violence, how digital cash transfers are empowering women, and the launch of a new e-learning course that can be used by the FinEquity community.

In this second reflection on the FinEquity 2023 member-led sessions, we explore the importance of understanding women's unique lives and contexts, financing technologies for women's climate needs, and leveraging edutainment for behavior change.