{"id":7581,"date":"2024-12-19T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracamacheltrust.org\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T13:10:26","slug":"promoting-financial-inclusion-building-ecosystems-advancing-womens-leadership-in-green-energy-and-connecting-women-with-financial-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/uncategorized\/promoting-financial-inclusion-building-ecosystems-advancing-womens-leadership-in-green-energy-and-connecting-women-with-financial-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting financial inclusion, building ecosystems, advancing women&#8217;s leadership in green energy, and connecting women with financial leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b>Nigeria &#8211; New Faces New Voices\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Driving Financial Inclusion Through Digital Platforms and Policy Advocacy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-7583 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27473%27%20height%3D%27265%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20473%20265%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27473%27%20height%3D%27265%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2-400x224.jpg 400w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NIGERAI-2.jpg 473w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Nigeria, NFNV is making steady progress, supporting women through digital platforms and policy advocacy. After the Women Leading for Impact Summit, held in May in Kano State under the theme <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accelerating Women\u2019s Financial Inclusion Through the Digital Economy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, more than 40 women launched businesses on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kasuwa24.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kasuwa24.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a platform that expands global market access. Over 90 women also gained insights from a webinar on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sustainability. In addition, partnerships with Nigeria\u2019s <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accion Microfinance Bank<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> have enabled 45 women to access low-interest loans and flexible repayment plans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uganda &#8211; New Faces New Voices\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Building Ecosystems for Women Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Uganda, strategic collaborations have built ecosystems that promote women&#8217;s economic opportunities. Memorandums of Understanding with organisations like Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Uganda have helped expand access to finance for women, while tailored training from Finance Trust Bank supported women-led businesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b> These initiatives strengthen advocacy for gender equity while equipping women with the tools to succeed in a competitive business environment.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zimbabwe &#8211; New Faces New Voices\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Connecting Women Entrepreneurs with Policy and Financial Leaders<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-7584 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27491%27%20height%3D%27326%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20491%20326%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27491%27%20height%3D%27326%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZIM.jpg 491w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Zimbabwe, NFNV&#8217;s Roundtable on Credit Readiness connected 130 participants with key financial institutions like the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Old Mutual, emphasising financial literacy and access to tailored financial products for women entrepreneurs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>These initiatives have enhanced women entrepreneurs&#8217; financial literacy, prepared them for credit access, and strengthened their role in economic growth in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria &#8211; New Faces New Voices\u00a0\u00a0 &nbsp; Driving Financial Inclusion  [&#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-7581","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\/7581","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=7581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}