The purpose of this toolkit is to help practitioners working in developing countries advance women’s financial inclusion and navigate the existing barriers. Financial inclusion is a catalyst towards growth and opportunity and features as a target in eight of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. It is associated with reducing poverty, increasing resilience, and improving economic growth, innovation, and family well-being. Beyond supporting these overarching goals, women’s financial inclusion crucially contributes to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. The toolkit provides an overview of women’s financial inclusion, its importance, and benefits. Delving into project scoping, design, implementation, and measurement, it gathers tools, guidance, and project ideas. Lastly, it contains seven detailed case studies from various countries with different challenges, target groups, and activities
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Women’s Financial Inclusion Toolkit – Paving the Way for Women’s Economic Empowerment (2021)
The purpose of this toolkit is to help practitioners working in developing countries advance women’s financial inclusion and navigate the existing barriers. Financial inclusion is a catalyst towards growth and opportunity and features as a target in eight of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. It is associated with reducing poverty, increasing resilience, and improving economic growth, innovation, and family well-being. Beyond supporting these overarching goals, women’s financial inclusion crucially contributes to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. The toolkit provides an overview of women’s financial inclusion, its importance, and benefits. Delving into project scoping, design, implementation, and measurement, it gathers tools, guidance, and project ideas. Lastly, it contains seven detailed case studies from various countries with different challenges, target groups, and activities