The Gender Opportunities Explorer highlights opportunities to better integrate gender in the operations and supply chain of an off-grid energy…
Between January and December 2020, a total of 5009 cases were recorded through the National GBV toll-free helpline 1195, showed…
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities kicked off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the…
20-first believes that the best measure of corporate progress towards gender-balanced businesses is the makeup of executive top teams. Board…
Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures…
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes….
Smallholder agriculture is the backbone to most countries in Southern Africa – this sector holds the potential for addressing the…
Regional integration has a long history in Africa, revealing that the reasons or objectives for integrating have been evolving over…
SADC region. Across the world, evidence suggests that trade is an engine of growth (US Government Fact Sheet 2008). Agriculture…
Women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment continue to be key focus areas of development initiatives and action in Africa. While an increasing…
A Global Review of Gender-Lens Investing in Light of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic The UN SDG No. 5…
“It’s about investing in women entrepreneurs; it’s financial inclusion for women; it’s getting more women into boards; it’s about better…
One of FMO’s aims is to actively contribute to reducing inequalities by, among other things, seeking investment opportunities that positively…
The covid-19 pandemic is ravaging the world indiscriminately, but a combination of health and economic factors means the pandemic presents…
This brief highlight evidence from the Africa gender innovation lab and other promising research on mechanisms that can help protect…
Africa has so much promise. The continent is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and offers an…
Over the past few years, gender equality has become increasingly incorporated in the investment strategies of impact investors and institutional…
“Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth”, prepared by the joint EIB and European Commission InnovFin Advisory, provides a sound…
Much like the larger umbrella of impact investing, gender lens investing — investing to generate financial returns and a positive…
Despite experiencing capital and cultural constraints women continue to pursue entrepreneurship as a path to financial freedom for themselves and…
We search the world for women leaders with daring vision for change, and partner with her to make that vision…
While significant progress has been made over time, women still face entrepreneurship and employment barriers. In fact, on average around…
Know that gender diversity is good for business. Creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce makes good business sense,…
The Organisation supports women fund managers through networking, knowledge-sharing and awareness-building to catalyse gender-equitable economic growth in Africa. Members include…
Commitments to gender and racial representation in financial markets have been escalating over the past several years, from Goldman Sachs…
This is a post-summit report from the Sankalp Africa’s 7th Africa Summit held in Nairobi Kenya. 1268 delegates from nearly…
This report is part of a wider study that aims to unpack the contribution of Gender Lens Investing in women’s…
