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Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: How Supporting Women-Led MSMEs Can Boost Empowerment and Drive Job Growth in India
Small businesses — especially women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) — are emerging as pivotal drivers of economic growth in India. According to Umesh Singh at Tara Candles, these MSMEs can play a key role in boosting employment — but to do so, they’ll require more support. He explores how women-led MSMEs are creating jobs and promoting inclusive growth, and discusses how the government and other stakeholders can help women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges they face in starting and running a business.
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- Education
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Tunisia’s ANAVA Pledges $4.3 Million into Janngo Capital
The target is on early-stage tech and tech enabled startups that ensure Africans have better access to healthcare, financial services, and education.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: Access to Clean Water—Confronting a Deadly Inequity
Despite the urgent need, funding for programs that help provide safe water and sanitation to at-risk communities is severely short.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Women Gig Workers. On the Road to Financial Security in India
More and more women are joining the last-mile delivery service.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Heatwaves and Floods Affect Rural Women and Men Differently, Widen Income Gap
New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Let’s Recognize Women’s Role in Agriculture – And Invest in It
While addressing visible gender gaps is crucial, efforts to promote the voice and leadership of women, and tackle the root causes of gender-based inequalities, are equally important for ensuring long-term results.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Energy Poverty is Not Gender Blind: How Companies, Funders and Policymakers Can Empower Female Energy Consumers Across Africa
While both men and women in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity and clean energy technologies, women pay a bigger price for this lack of access in nearly every imaginable way. Mutale Ngaba, Katie Brauer, Nathalie Gogue-Ebo and Duda Slawek at Open Capital argue that this crucial aspect of the energy access conversation is often overlooked. They explore the gender inequities in energy poverty, and share learnings from Open Capital's work that can guide the efforts of energy companies, funders and policymakers to put women’s needs at the center of energy access efforts in the region.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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New Research Sheds Light on Digital Gender Gap
The study reveals a significant reliance by women on digital tools for their businesses.
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- Global
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