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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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&…
Jul 23, 2019 | Julia Hakspiel, MarketShare Associates
Panelists (left to right): Anna Mecagni from Women for Women International; Kaitlin Love from IPSOS; Sarah Gammage from ICRW; Caroleena Fontes from Oxfam America; Angeline Munzara from World V…
Jul 18, 2019 | Julia Hakspiel, Arab Women's Enterprise Fund & MarketShare Associates
The private sector is an essential partner in advancing the process of women’s economic empowerment. By adopting business practices that include and support women as workers, consumers,…
May 29, 2019 | Sabal Majali, Chloe Gueguen, and Ahmed Tamimi
Jordan has one of the largest financial inclusion gender gaps in the world. Women comprise over 47% of the Jordanian population, yet they remain largely underrepresented in most economic activ…
Apr 15, 2019 | The SEEP Network
The SEEP Women’s Economic Empowerment Working Group hosted a Twitter Chat on March 12, 2019 to celebrate International Women’s Day and explore Technology and Innovation in Women&rs…
Mar 4, 2019 | Nicole Mills, The BOMA Project
Photo: David duChemin © 2019 The BOMA Project Economically empowering women is vital to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Globally, women disproportionately suffer the cas…
Feb 28, 2019 | Mark Mutai and Tom Roberts, World Vision Sierra Leone
Hon. Josephine Makieu, elected from the Kenema District, addresses participants at the WELD Learning Forum in January 2019. Photo: Thomashia Junisa “Only 12.7 Percent” Sierra Leone…
Feb 6, 2019 | Carla de Chassy, The SEEP Network
Claudia Canepa, Coordinator of Oxfam’s Knowledge Hub on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE), received SEEP’s Practitioner of the Year Award for her leadership and contribution…
Dec 18, 2018 | Chloe Gueguen, Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund
An Arabic version of this blog is available on FinDev Gateway. Fintech is often talked about as a revolution - but in Egypt it is more of a democratizing force. By making financial services mo…
Dec 6, 2018 | Charlin Caster, Marketlinks
Female workers in Bangladesh rallying at a protest. Photo Credit: Musfiq Tajwar, Solidarity Center. This blog originally appeared on the Marketlinks website. We are pleased to share it here wi…
Sep 27, 2018 | Muhammad Junaid and Frenki Kozeli, Chemonics
The development community has long been in pursuit of partnerships with public and private sector actors to improve market systems. At its best, these partnerships result in more inclusive and…
Aug 14, 2018 | Rosalie Biaba, The Panzi Foundation & Nicole Mills, The BOMA Project
Jane Klonsky © The BOMA Project Innovations in Kenya and the DRC lower barriers to financial inclusion. Women comprise 56% of the 1.7 billion adults globally without access to formal fin…
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