The Gender Smart Innovation Facility (GSIF) is a collaborative initiative between Financial Sector Deepening Mozambique (FSDMoç) and the FSD Network. It functions as an innovation hub focused on promoting the development of gender-smart and client-centric digital financial service solutions. The GSIF aims to enhance the capacity of financial service providers and offer valuable insights to…
On February 19-20, 2024, a landmark event took place at the Nairobi Serena Hotel in Kenya - the dissemination of the highly anticipated Gender Bonds Toolkit. Organized by FSD Africa, FSD Network Gender Collaborative Programme, British International Investment, and UN Women, this two-day gathering brought together key players in sustainable finance to explore the potential…
The prevalence of female entrepreneurship has shown an upward trend in sub-Saharan Africa, with some 58% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa owned by women (World Bank DATE). Nevertheless, women-owned firms persistently experience slower growth rates compared to men-owned enterprises. One of the factors limiting women SME growth is a lack of financial…
The Graça Machel Trust SADC Regional Convening on Women’s Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
The Convening is a strategically positioned event that will bring together thought leaders, experts, policymakers, and practitioners across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This will facilitate meaningful and impact-driven discussions, sharing and exchanging valuable insights, and drive the collaboration towards addressing critical issues about digital finance, access to financial products and services for…
By 2025, more than a third of global assets under management could be ESG-aligned. With public budgets constrained in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this mass transition by the financial sector has the capacity to drive green, inclusive, and resilient growth in the real economy. However, with limited skills, data, regulations and policies to…