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Co-creating Solutions for Effective Women’s Financial Inclusion in Latin America and The Caribbean
FinEquityALC's Regional Lead, Mariana Martinez shares her main takeaways from the #FinEquityALC2024 annual convening, on key topics including gender-focused investment, intentional gender regulations and the power of gender-disaggregated data to accelerate women's financial inclusion.
Women Entrepreneurs: Creating Economic Opportunities in their Communities
In Paraguay, 50% of the workforce is made up of women, with 13% residing in communities with some of the highest poverty rates in the country. In this blog, we learn how Mujeres Transformadoras, an initiative of Fundación Capital is strengthening women's participation in community decision-making, improving their business skills, and expanding their access to resources in these poor communities.
Listening To Our People - Learnings From User-Centered Social Payments in the Caribbean
The pace of digital transformation across the Caribbean has accelerated immensely since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments throughout the region have adopted digital processes to improve citizens’ experiences receiving payments - particularly women, and social protection programs have been at the forefront of this transformation. WFP Caribbean reflects on progress.
Carolina Trivelli, Researcher Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Carolina Trivelli talks about the creation of FinEquityALC and advances in WFI in Peru and in the LAC region.
Financial Inclusion and Access to Funds to Address Emergencies in LAC
Women are less likely than men to have access to emergency funds. Access to financial services — formal or informal — is crucial for addressing adverse situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic in LAC.
On the Way to Reducing the Gender Gap in Latin America
What National Financial Inclusion Strategies have accomplished so far in the region, and what more needs to be done
The Strategic Advantages of Empowering Women
María Cavalcanti, President and CEO of Pro Mujer, talks about gender and leadership with the Portal