Smallholder Farmers Access to Agricultural Finance in Southern Africa
Smallholder agriculture is the backbone to most countries in Southern Africa – this sector holds the potential for addressing the poverty trap among the rural population. Access to finance is a major limitation in commercialisation of the agriculture sector in most countries. Smallholder farmers in these countries have been excluded from participating in the mainstream […]
Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes. The 2020 report offers the first longitudinal look at how philanthropic support for women’s and girls’ organizations has changed in recent years.
THE WOMEN & GIRLS INDEX 2020
Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes. The 2020 report offers the first longitudinal look at how philanthropic support for women’s and girls’ organizations has changed in recent years. The Women & Girls Index 2020: […]
GLOBAL GENDER BALANCE SCORECARD
20-first believes that the best measure of corporate progress towards gender-balanced businesses is the makeup of executive top teams. Board membership has received much focus and legislative pressure, but the ultimate evidence of long-term commitment and follow-through is the balance on Executive Committees – the CEO and their direct reports. Here’s how the world’s top […]
BECOME THE NEXT TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEUR
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) and the German Development Cooperation to unlock the dynamic potential of African women entrepreneurs. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is looking for African […]
Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods for Women and Girls
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities kicked off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice the first one being “Empowering Women to Spearhead Socio-Economic Recovery“. AVPA and partners brought the attendees insights on how social investors are collaborating to empower women as drivers […]
Kenya has reported an increase in Gender Based Violence
Between January and December 2020, a total of 5009 cases were recorded through the National GBV toll-free helpline 1195, showed an increase of 1411(36%) reported from the previous year . Data indicates that Nairobi, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Kiambu counties reported the highestcases of GBV. The review established that: 71.0% of the 2,416 cases of […]
ICRW GENDER OPPORTUNITIES EXPLORER
The Gender Opportunities Explorer highlights opportunities to better integrate gender in the operations and supply chain of an off-grid energy or energy application company. This interactive catalogue is relevant for companies working in the agriculture, energy access and health sectors. These tools for the off-grid energy sector can be used to explore gender opportunities, screen […]