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Roots of Health, Philippines
Clinical Reproductive Health Service Delivery
Address high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV in the Philippines by supporting women and young people through comprehensive contraceptive counselling and free high-quality clinical services.
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Breakthrough, India
Adolescent Empowerment
Reduce gender-based violence by transforming underlying cultural norms that perpetuate discrimination against women and girls.
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MBAPF, Myanmar
Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation
Equips women with skills through IT training, leadership and job skills, and opportunities to engage in critical public discussion.
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Good Financial, Hong Kong
Love Your Loan
Provide ethical, low-interest digital loans to women migrant workers who have no bank account and savings.
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Dao Ethical Gifts, Thailand
Empowering Women Survivors
Identify women living in slums and construction site camps, and empower them to become producers of ethical corporate gifts.
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How grantmakers are adopting unique funding models
To empower women and girls in their communities, effective and accountable philanthropy has the potential to overturn traditional power dynamics and drive gender equality from the ground up.
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Putting Girls Front and Center: Empower’s Girls Advisory Council Shapes a Better Future
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4 reasons why grantmakers need feedback to create meaningful change
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Above and Beyond a Grantmaking Exercise: How an Evolving Partnership Can Create Better Futures for Girls in Cambodia
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How impact and institutional investors reap returns
There are 61.3M women across ASEAN who own and operate businesses. Yet, women-owned businesses often lag behind male-owned enterprises in terms of size, and productivity with little potential for further expansion. Gender Lens Investing can bust the myth that creating value in business demands a compromise in financial returns.
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Investing in the She economy – the largest arbitrage opportunity of our generation
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Gender Lens Investing Series: Investree pairs fintech with debt financing to support SMEs
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Gender Lens Investing Series: SEAF on busting misconceptions with a proven investment strategy
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Why gender equality makes good business sense
Companies that commit to strong internal gender equality and continuous operational improvements will be superior business performers, both financially and socially. In fact, fully closing gender gaps in workplaces would add up to $28 trillion in global annual GDP by 2025.
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How to build the capacity of social entrepreneurs and investors alike
While women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in Asia, they tend to have less access to financial resources. Ecosystem builders, including intermediaries and capacity builders, have a huge role to play in bridging this gender financing gap.
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Covid-19 & The New Normal for Women in the Economy in South Asia
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Tackling Climate and Gender Through Social Entrepreneurship: Why Your Community Plan Matters More Than Your Business Plan
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Scale Climate Action by Engaging With Women’s Organizations: Why Climate and Gender Funders Must Work Together
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How grantmakers are adopting unique funding models
To empower women and girls in their communities, effective and accountable philanthropy has the potential to overturn traditional power dynamics and drive gender equality from the ground up.
Resources
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How impact and institutional investors reap returns
There are 61.3M women across ASEAN who own and operate businesses. Yet, women-owned businesses often lag behind male-owned enterprises in terms of size, and productivity with little potential for further expansion. Gender Lens Investing can bust the myth that creating value in business demands a compromise in financial returns.
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CASE STUDY
Investing in the She economy – the largest arbitrage opportunity of our generation
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CASE STUDY
Gender Lens Investing Series: Investree pairs fintech with debt financing to support SMEs
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CASE STUDY
Gender Lens Investing Series: SEAF on busting misconceptions with a proven investment strategy
List of members
Why gender equality makes good business sense
Companies that commit to strong internal gender equality and continuous operational improvements will be superior business performers, both financially and socially. In fact, fully closing gender gaps in workplaces would add up to $28 trillion in global annual GDP by 2025.
Resources
See all resources
List of members
How to build the capacity of social entrepreneurs and investors alike
While women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in Asia, they tend to have less access to financial resources. Intermediaries and capacity builders have a huge role to play in bridging this gender financing gap.
Resources
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