Women & Financial Inclusion in Latin America: Are We Making Progress? “Financial inclusion” refers to the accessibility and usage of a wide array of financial services, ranging from account ownership and digital financial payments to credit and insurance, made available to consumers to meet their specific needs.[1] These services help
According to the World Bank, approximately 46% of the world’s population lives in rural areas.[1] In some African, Asian and Latin American countries, rural areas comprise the vast majority of territory. The UN reports that 1.4 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty, with 80% of the extreme poor living
In September 2016, Nani Noverita spoke at an event in Harlem that was organized by the City of New York. The event introduced women who had benefitted from the City’s job training program to members of the United Nation’s Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Nani introduced herself as
Everyone has a role to play in advocating for and promoting women’s economic empowerment! Be part of our campaign: share why you believe women’s economic empowerment is imperative & what action you are committed to taking to promote women’s economic empowerment. We’ve received contributions to our social media campaign from
On 29 November 2017, the Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI) launched its collaboration with Wilton Park and AllAfrica as part of the Women’s Entrepreneurship activities in the United Kingdom with an action-oriented Forum on Taking Forward the Women’s Economic Empowerment Agenda. The Forum was held (29 November – 1 December, 2017)
#Time4Action On September 22, 2016, during the launch of the first Report of the United Nation’s Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Christine Lagarde – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund noted that “Women’s empowerment is not just a moral imperative; it’s an economic no-brainer. And, we know