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The SME Gender Growth Acceleration (SG2X) Playbook
The USAID/Renew SME Gender Growth Acceleration Playbook provides a practical guide for fund managers and ecosystem actors seeking to strengthen the performance and scalability... -
Bringing a Gender Lens to Technical Assistance: New Research Reveals the...
This blog, published on Next Billion, outlines G-SEARCh and WDI’s research to understand the financial benefits and other business outcomes of their TA engagements, the social... -
GSEARCH Case Study: Sanergy - Ag Training
This case study examines a program implemented by Sanergy, a social venture in Kenya, from April 2021 to 2022. The program focused on providing gender-smart technical assistance... -
GSEARCH Case Study: Nova Coffee - Climate Change
This case study presents gender-smart technical assistance that Root Capital provided to Nova Coffee with respect to training coffee farmers on practices to mitigate or adapt to... -
GSEARCH Case Study: Digicon - Mentoring and Leadership
This case study presents SEAF's Gender-smart technical assistance (TA) to Digicon Technologies Limited, an outsourcing company in Bangladesh that offers business processing... -
Business and Social Outcomes of Gender-Smart Technical Assistance Activities...
This research by G-SEARCh consortium measured the effectiveness of seven types of gendersmart technical assistance (TA) activities provided to 21 small and medium enterprises... -
G-SEARCH tested tools & approaches for gender lens investing
A how-to guide that shares tools and approaches used by the Gender-Smart Enterprise Assistance Research Coalition (G-SEARCh), a consortium of six like-minded impact investors,... -
G-SEARCh Social and Financial Performance Indicators
The Gender-Smart Enterprise Assistance Research Coalition (G-SEARCh) is a coalition of six impact investors committed to building the business case for investing with a gender... -
Impact Gender lens Investment Training Programme
This “Impact Gender Lens Investing” Training Programme, offered by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), targets impact and mission-driven investors and... -
Argentina: Social bond issued by a social enterprise
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, this case study features two Social Bonds (each $1 M USD), issued in 2023 on the Bolsas y Mercados... -
Women’s Economic and Financial Resilience - Measurement Framework and Toolbox
This report and toolkit by the TPSD/E Facility, an advisory service of the European Commission (EC), presents practical solutions and evidence-based approaches to strengthen the... -
Impact-Linked Finance learnings
This report on Impact-Linked Finance (ILF), is based on Roots of Impact’s eight years of experience. It demonstrates ILF's potential across various financial instruments and... -
Disruptive Roles in Gender Lens Investing in Kenya
Plan International’s research provides an in-depth assessment of the gender lens investing market in Kenya. This report builds on existing research through consultations with... -
Financing Programs for Women’s Financial Inclusion and Access to Finance for...
This report presents the highlights from a survey directed to public development banks (PDBs) as part of the 2023 agenda of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) Coalition on... -
Promoting Gender Equality through Performance-based Financial Incentives An...
This IDB Invest report aims to assess the impacts of Performance-Based Incentives (PBIs) within IDB Invest’s Blended Finance portfolio, with a focus on gender-related PBIs.... -
Heading for Change Investment Toolkit & Guidance
Heading for Change is a donor-advised fund (DAF) making investments and grants to accelerate proven solutions to the climate crisis and advance gender equity. Their flexible... -
InvestHER: Pioneering Gender-Responsive Climate Finance
This FinDev hosted Grameen Foundation blog describes the InvestHER Climate Resilience Bond (InvestHER CRB) and technical assistance facility, designed by the Grameen Foundation,... -
ILU Women's Empowerment Program Technical Assistance Report
Ilu Women's Empowerment Program offers valuable lessons for impact investors seeking to promote gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. By providing tailored... -
Advancing Gender Equity in the Renewable Energy Sector: A Case Study -...
This case study details Soléco Energy, a women-led business in Jamaica, focused on solar PV distributed generation projects and its collaboration with Deetken Impact and IDB... -
What Enables Her Business to Grow: A Practitioner Toolkit to Implement a New...
This Toolkit, which accompanies the Women-owned/led Small and Medium Enterprise (WSME) Segmentation Report, provides a step-by-step guide, enabling local financial...