The Business Case for Gender Intentional Investing: Insights from #FinEquity2024
Intentionally embedding a gender lens in private investments can help grow women-led MSMEs. As part of the #FinEquity2024 Annual Meeting blog series, we share insights on how integrating a gender lens can yield both financial returns and social progress—with evidence of success from Women’s World Banking Asset Management and Deetken Impact’s Ilu Empowerment Fund.
Reflections from the 2024 FinEquity Africa Annual Convening
Since 2021, GRID Impact has been working with the Inclusive Financial Systems team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to examine barriers inhibiting women’s access to and usage of financial services. In this blog, Caroline Morrow discusses the importance of looking at barriers for specific women in specific contexts, shares insights into Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and provides reflections from the FinEquity Africa Annual Convening on the way forward.
Reshaping Realities for Women’s Financial Inclusion in Africa
As part of the #FinEquity2024 Annual Meeting blog series, we reflect on key takeaways from FinEquity Africa 2024 Convening, the first Convening for the FinEquity Africa Community of Practice.
Member Spotlight: Farid Tadros
FinEquity member and We-Fi Secretariat's Operations Officer, Farid Tadros, sat down with us to share about his work and We-Fi’s work on climate and how they are empowering women entrepreneurs to tackle climate challenges.
On Our Radar: April 2024
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.
Beyond Green Finance: Client-Centric Strategies for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
There has never been a better moment in history to identify climate adaptation solutions and make the much-needed transition towards regenerative economic systems. Here are five key steps for financial service providers.
FinEquity Annual Survey 2024
Dear FinEquity members, we are launching our annual survey. We would love to receive your feedback to design strategies and resources that serve your needs. Your participation is important to us, please help us by answering this 6-minute survey.
Growing Climate Risk in Africa: How Can Financial Inclusion Help?
Advans Ghana shares three steps FSPs should take to support the small businesses and farmers who are increasingly impacted by extreme climate events.
FinEquity Africa Our Radar: April 2024
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.
Resetting the Mindset Toward Investing in African Women Entrepreneurs
Eveline Tall, ambassador for AFAWA (Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa), shares why this initiative is necessary and how they are working to reduce the regional gender gap in financing.