The conference highlighted the need for a national regulatory framework for savings groups and the establishment of an Apex organization to support them.

Drawing from interviews across Africa and Latin America, this report explores the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs and proposes solutions. 

This research examines how two commercial banks are developing innovative credit solutions to expand access to finance for women entrepreneurs.

The grant will allow Opportunity International to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.

This paper presents research findings on the key challenges women face in accessing digital financial services and the design opportunities for the financial sector, policymakers and regulators, the philanthropic sector, NGOs, and designers everywhere.

This research provides insights on the disproportionate need and strategic opportunity for improving the lives and livelihoods of rural women.

This toolkit is designed to aid the design and implementation of women's financial inclusion and empowerment programs.

This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.

Toolkit for policymakers, regulators, supervisors involved in the formulation and implementation of policy and regulation that advance access to finance for women-led MSMEs

Urging the need for gender-aware product design