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Development of a Gender-Focused Off-Grid Solar Lending Product
Women's Empowerment
LEAD
Challenge An assessment of the implementation of USAID’s Women’s Empowerment Policies recommended that Agency capacity be strengthened in understanding the policy requirements, conducting analyses and…
Inclusive Lending Product Development
Challenge In the Eastern and Southern Caribbean women have not historically been the target users of financial products and business support services. There is a…
Collective Action to Reduce Violence Against Women and Girls
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a pervasive violation of unalienable human rights and a barrier to civic, social, political, and economic participation.
IDAMS
Challenge The most effective way for countries to become self-reliant is to ensure all of their citizens are able to prosper. If international development programs…
YouthPower Learning (YouthPower: Evidence and Evaluation IDIQ)
Challenge Significant gaps remain in the areas of research and evaluation of youth programming. Apart from several known examples of success, there has been an…
Strengthening Girls’ Financial Literacy
Challenge Women and girls often have lower financial literacy rates than men, which presents a barrier to their financial inclusion and economic well-being. Managing personal…
Incorporating Violence Against Women in Assessing Investment Risk
Challenge One in three women globally has been subjected to violence against women (VAW) in their lifetime since the age of 15, and women still…
Unleashing the Economic Leadership Power of Young Women: Strengthening the Evidence Base
Challenge Efforts by the international development community to improve women’s and girls’ access to quality education and training have yielded improvements over the years. Yet,…
Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS), RTI International (USAID)
Challenge The majority of smallholder farmers in Kenya subsist on low-input, low-output rain-fed agriculture on very small plots. Women and youth represent a large portion…