This case study by Value for Women describes Mango Fund’s journey to improve gender equality through its business operations– often referred to as “applying a gender lens”. It details the actions implemented by Mango Fund, an East African impact investment fund operating in Uganda, and the powerful results achieved to date in business operations and staff knowledge. These efforts led to an 18% growth to women-led businesses between 2019 to 2020. Sharing the lessons learned contribute to filling the information gap for financial service provides lending to women-owned agricultural small and medium enterprises (agri-SMEs).