{"id":7555,"date":"2024-12-19T11:08:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracamacheltrust.org\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:08:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T11:08:15","slug":"advancing-equity-through-gender-lens-investments-afrishelas-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/uncategorized\/advancing-equity-through-gender-lens-investments-afrishelas-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing equity through gender-lens investments: Afrishela&#8217;s impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW58494868 BCX0\">Afrishela<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\">, the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust&#8217;s gender-lens investment initiative, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\">demonstrated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\"> its transformative impact at the recent AVPA Conference. Jane <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW58494868 BCX0\">Mbinya<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\"> highlighted how investment lenses\u2014child, gender, and displaced people\u2014drive sustainable growth. She shared examples of businesses supported by the Trust, including food production in Kenya, health services in Tanzania, and digital financing in South Africa, which advance opportunities for women entrepreneurs and underserved communities. The Trust&#8217;s broader strategy <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\">promotes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\">leadership, financial inclusion, and systemic change across Africa.<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/2024\/12\/19\/why-a-gender-lens-approach-is-important-for-promoting-sustainable-business-growth\/\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW58494868 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58494868 BCX0\">Read more on how Afrishela is making an impact.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrishela, the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust&#8217;s gender-lens investment initiative, demonstrated its  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}