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Supporting Women Workers in Global Supply Chains: How Inclusive Business Practices Can Create Resilience

Jul 27, 2021 | Gillian Dowie & Bouba Housseini (IDRC)

Garment factory workers (International Labor Organization) How can businesses build resilience for women workers in global supply chains? Eighty percent of world trade takes place within glob…

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Five Innovations. One Goal: Improve Women's Resilience through Savings

Jun 16, 2021 | WS4R Innovation Partners

Earlier this year, we were thrilled to award five grants as part of the Women Saving for Resilience Innovation Fund. The awards support ground-breaking COVID-19 response and recovery efforts r…

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Disability Inclusion in Economic Development Programs: Insights from Nigeria

May 13, 2021 | Sabine Garbarino & Kemi Asuni

Photo credit: Social Development Direct Over 1 billion people are estimated to be living with some form of disability, with the majority of them in low- and middle-income countries. This makes…

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Rethinking the Future of Women's Empowerment: Gender-Based Violence & COVID-19

Dec 1, 2020 | Ania Chaluda & Iman El Shayeb, FHI 360

Photo credit: UN Women/Emad Karim This blog is the second of a two-part series - co-produced by FHI 360 and MarketShare Associates - on Rethinking the Future of Women’s Empowerment in re…

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SEEP 2020: Emphasizing Inclusivity in Uncertain Times

Nov 16, 2020 | Marketlinks

This blog was originally published on the Marketlinks website. We're pleased to share it with the SEEP community. The 2020 SEEP Annual Conference looked a little different this year. With the…

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New world, new acronym? The case for Women's Economic and Social Empowerment (WESE) post-COVID

Nov 12, 2020 | Nick Aveling, Hand in Hand International

Rhoda, a tailor from Kenya who received Hand in Hand International’s livelihoods training, wears a facemask she produced during the coronavirus crisis. Three months. That's how long it t…

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Rethinking the Future of Women's Empowerment: Economic Engagement & COVID-19

Oct 20, 2020 | Ania Chaluda & Iman El Shayeb, FHI 360

Photo credit: UN Women/Emad Karim This blog is the first of a two-part series - co-produced by FHI 360 and MarketShare Associates - on Rethinking the Future of Women’s Empowerment in res…

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What Happens When We Take Women Seriously? How to Implement Savings Groups To Achieve Gender Equality

Sep 9, 2020 | Emily Janoch, CARE

Photo Credit: Peter Caton/CARE 2017 How about we went into a project saying, “women are powerful, let’s treat them that way?” If we wish to impact lives beyond the life of on…

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Understanding and Achieving Holistic Financial Inclusion: A Conversation with Julia Arnold

Aug 27, 2020 | Julia Arnold, CFI & The SEEP Network

During our chat, we talked about the risks of leaving oral communities behind, creating truly inclusive programs, closing the gender gap in financial inclusion and how COVID-19 is transforming…

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10 Ways the Private Sector Can Build Back with a Feminist Economy

Jun 26, 2020 | Kauwel Qazi and Sarah Zoen, Oxfam America

I am not free while any woman is unfree even when her shackles are very different from my own - Audre Lorde Corporations have captured more economic power than entire nations. But, the coron…

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Making Digital Finance Work for Women in the MENA Region: 8 Lessons from the Field

Apr 13, 2020 | Chloé Gueguen, Sabal Al Majali & Julia Hakspiel

View webinar recording: Does Market Systems Development Work for Women's Financial Empowerment? Despite progress over the past few years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region still h…

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COVID-19: Why Policymakers Need A Gender-focused Approach for Health and Economic Recovery

Apr 2, 2020 | Julia Arnold, Elizabeth Anderson, Smriti Rao & Sarah Gammage

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to engulf the world, questions of post-disaster recovery must be at the forefront of the conversation. We’re still far from understanding the full impa…

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Moving Data from Assessment to Action For Gender Equality

Mar 16, 2020 | Danielle Niedermaier, Land O’Lakes Venture37

With strong support from the project and organizational leadership, the USAID-funded Cooperative Development Program (CDP) expects to make measurable impacts on women’s earning potential…

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Discovering A Route to Formalize Women-Owned Businesses in Jordan

Mar 10, 2020 | Reham Gharbiyeh & Julia Hakspiel, Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund

Women are concentrated in the informal sector either as workers or business operators across the globe. The informal nature of businesses affects their capacity to expand their entrepreneurial…

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Harnessing the Power of Female Entrepreneurs of Cambodia through Unique Solutions

Feb 26, 2020 | Sabine Joukes, Pact

An entrepreneur in Cambodia displays her handmade jewelry. In the 18 months since I moved to Cambodia to lead a new project to empower young women entrepreneurs, I’ve met countless inspi…

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Reaching 1 Million Women with Relevant, Responsive, Accessible Technology

Feb 10, 2020 | Mark Reilley, Pact

Photo credit: Pact WORTH is an award-winning micro-banking program that empowers women to lift themselves and each other out of poverty and recently reached its one-millionth member! WORTH&rsq…

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5 Takeaways to Maximize Resilience in Women's Economic Empowerment

Dec 19, 2019 | Anna Mecagni, Women for Women International

Jennifer Denomy, Technical Director for Vulnerable Populations at MEDA speaking at the #SEEP2019 session, Innovative Strategies to Maximize Resilience in Women's Economic Empowerment. A few we…

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What's Missing: The Pivotal Role of Social Protection for Women Entrepreneurs

Nov 15, 2019 | Sarah Gammage, ICRW

Sarah Gammage speaking at the 2019 SEEP Annual Conference. As development practitioners, we tackle challenges and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs globally. Experts debate topics from…

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Putting Heads Together to Strengthen Women's Economic Empowerment and Resilience

Oct 20, 2019 | Women for Women International

Women for Women International program participants in Nigeria. Photo Credit: Sefa Nkansa What practical approaches maximize women’s economic empowerment, reduce risks and increase resil…

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Empowering Women Through Savings Groups

Oct 1, 2019 | Elizabeth Kiamba, FSD Africa

This blog was originally published on the FSD Africa website. We are pleased to share it here with the SEEP community. Photo courtesy: FSD Africa Our economies are built on the back of women&…

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