Networks play an essential role in supporting women leaders in finance and entrepreneurship. They provide platforms for leadership growth and policy influence.<\/p>\n
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In Ghana, the Network For Women\u2019s Rights (NETRIGHT) launched the first National Women in Finance Platform \u00a0which advocates for financial policies that support women. Mozambique created the Women in Finance Taskforce, increasing women\u2019s roles in financial decisions.<\/p>\n
In Nigeria, a network leader joined the Gender Advisory Committee and supported the National Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment Policy and Action Plan, mentoring women entrepreneurs and sharing resources.<\/p>\n
Zambia saw a network leader appointed Country Director and Chair of COMFWB, enhancing women\u2019s leadership in finance. Kenya demonstrated success through an Online Leadership Development Programme, where a participant became MD\/CEO of UBA.<\/p>\n
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Gender mainstreaming and policy impact<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Networks significantly contributed to integrating gender strategies into economic recovery and financial inclusion. Major achievements include adopting gender standards in COVID-19 recovery efforts in Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia, ensuring policies meet women\u2019s specific financial needs.<\/p>\n Strategic partnerships with financial institutions like EY, Old Mutual, Atlantique Bank, ECOBANK, Jaiz Bank, CAC, and KACITA expanded women\u2019s access to financial services. KACITA alone serves 2.3 million traders who now benefit from these inclusive financial services.<\/p>\n In Zimbabwe, NFNV partnered with Finmark Trust and the Reserve Bank, conducting critical research from 2012 to 2014. This research, collecting gender-specific financial data, shaped Zimbabwe\u2019s National Financial Inclusion Strategy (2016-2020), highlighting how networks drive positive change.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sustainability and network expansion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Networks developed clear strategies for sustainability, growth, and impact. They established 10 communities of practice to help women entrepreneurs access finance, markets, mentorship, and opportunities for collaboration.<\/p>\n The networks expanded into Somalia and Guinea Bissau, now covering 20 countries, and further strengthening women\u2019s economic empowerment across Africa.<\/p>\n Beyond economic growth, women\u2019s networks positively impact communities by promoting education, healthcare, and development. GMT networks demonstrate that advancement women benefits whole communities, leading to resilience, inclusion, and prosperity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Women entrepreneurs and leaders across Africa are overcoming barriers and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[742,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-womens-economic-and-social-advancement-highlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7733","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=7733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-12.28.27.png\")
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