DFI Insights: Training Briefs

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We are excited to introduce our new series, DFI Insights, a collection of concise, actionable briefs designed to equip professionals and organizations with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions in the field of development finance.

The DFI Insights series distills complex topics into accessible formats, allowing you to quickly grasp the essentials and apply them to your work. Each brief provides a deep dive into a specific aspect of development finance, offering practical advice and expert analysis.

Topics Covered

Getting Started With…

Gender Topics:
- Getting started with Gender Equality
- Getting started with Gender Assessments
- Getting started with Gender-Responsive M&E at the Institutional Level
- Getting started with Gender-Responsive M&E at the Project Level
- Getting started with Gender-Responsive Impact Measurement
General Topics:
- Getting started with Social Impact Bonds
- Getting started with Blended Finance
- Getting started with Trade Finance
- Getting started with Credit Risk Management

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Enhancing Access to Finance for Women-Owned Enterprises

Women’s economic empowerment is key to ensuring that women not only enjoy equal rights and liberties but also, that they are able to contribute to a nation’s socio- economic progress.Beyond the subject of social justice, women’s economic empowerment is also recognised as a critical driver of sustainable economic growth When women are economically empowered, […]

Gender Inclusive Access to Finance Checklist

This gender inclusive access to finance checklist has been designed to guide the development and implementation of gender-sensitive access to finance programmes for Women-owned Enterprises. It is divided into the following key areas: Design, Promotion, Delivery, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E). Each section contains specific questions that can be answered with “Yes” or “No,” allowing […]

An Event for Change: Gaps and Solutions to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment

During the 05 and 06 June 2024, the ICR4WEE Conference welcomed over 140 participants, inclusive of attendees from 36 ACP countries, in Kigali, Rwanda. This ICReport provides a comprehensive overview of the Conference, and reflects upon the critical topics examined throughout the two days of interactive panel discussion and debate, including: Gender-sensitive industrial policies The […]

Evidence-based studies in selected OACPS countries (Upcoming)

Overview The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) comprises a group of countries with very different economic profiles, ranging from fast growing economies to a significant number of least developed countries. Even those regions or countries that in the past years had experienced sustainable economic growth, are met with challenges regarding increasing poverty […]

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Gender Champions in DFIs: Insights for Impact from Jamaica and Namibia

Gender champions are agents of change in development finance institutions (DFIs). They drive efforts to embed gender equality in the DNA of their organisations and promote inclusive lending practices to narrow funding gaps for women entrepreneurs. The ICR Facility, which advises DFIs in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries on gender mainstreaming, has invited gender champions […]

Advancing Women Traders’ Financial Inclusion And the Digital Economy Leveraging FinTech: An Opportunity for The Gambia

The Gambia stands at a crucial crossroads in its journey towards a cash-lite economy that enables a thriving digital ecosystem. The implementation of the National Strategy for Leveraging FinTech to Drive Financial Inclusion for Women Cross-Border Traders, developed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry Regional Integration, and Employment (MoTIE) with the support of the […]

Boosting the financial success of female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

With approximately 223 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and has the largest economy, with its entrepreneurs and their enterprises the engine of the economy. They account for roughly 96% of all businesses (most of which are micro, small and medium enterprises, also known as MSMEs) and 33% are owned by […]

Building a crowdfunding model to support businesses in the DRC: a blueprint

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa’s second largest country with a population of 109m, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a pivotal role in the economy. They comprise up to 90% of all businesses, account for 70% of jobs and drive innovation through creative solutions to local challenges. Yet as in most […]

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InfoPoint Conference: How to make the business environment work for women’s economic empowerment (WEE)?

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Trends and Best Practice in Mainstreaming Gender in Chambers of Commerce and Business Membership Organisations in ACP Countries

The ICR Facility aims to provide capacity building to Chambers of Commerce and more broadly Business Membership Organisations in member states of the OACPS so that they can identify good practices in promoting and encouraging women economic empowerment, and support these organisations by providing tools and guidance to apply this knowledge. The identification of good practices […]

Session 4 of DFI Exchange Group

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