By Wendy Teleki, Head of the We-Fi Secretariat | September 29, 2024 This month, I was honored to join the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance for their forum on Accelerating Climate Action and Resilience through Gender-Responsive Financing in Tanzania. The forum underscored an urgent priority: bridging the gender gap in climate finance. While there were certainly differences of opinions among… Source ..read more

Anyone familiar with banh dua nuong – coconut cracker – knows that the rustic specialty is not to be missed. A staple of Vietnamese life, the coconut flavor is expertly processed to create a delicious crispy snack, both mildly sweet and toasted, that is popular nationwide. When Ms. Mai Thi Y Nhi founded My Phuong Food in Da Nang in 2016, she quickly realized that banh dua nuong had excellent… Source ..read more

In June, 94 global leaders in women’s entrepreneurship finance met in London to study the results of the Investing in Women Code in the United Kingdom, and to exchange knowledge on the ongoing implementation of the WE Finance Code. The global leaders, invited by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and the Financial Alliance for Women, came from countries including the Dominican… Source ..read more

A growing number of funders work in the climate sector to support women. That’s the good news. Because women are disproportionately vulnerable to climate-related disasters, incorporating gender into aid to slow or stop the climate crisis helps the most vulnerable people. Download Full Report Yet, recent research from We-Fi found that, as funders work to build the new green/blue economy… Source ..read more

It’s almost impossible to get a sense of the culture and flavour of a country without tasting its traditional cuisine. In the Kyrgyz Republic, most food consists of meat and ..read more

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A growing number of funders work in the climate sector to support women. That’s the good news. Because women are disproportionately vulnerable to climate-related disasters, incorporating gender into aid to slow or stop the climate crisis helps the most vulnerable people. Yet, recent research from We-Fi found that, as funders work to build the new green/blue economy, too few engage with women as… Source ..read more

Bernadette Patmou travels to her village to help women sell their traditional crafts, primarily woven bilum bags, bringing them back to the city to sell. “You have to take a plane. Then you get on a truck, and you have to travel for four hours,” she says. She picks up the crafts locally and sells them at markets in Papua New Guinea’s capital city, Port Moresby. It is not an easy journey… Source ..read more

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Networking programs that connect women entrepreneurs with their peers help the women develop as leaders and increase their companies’ profits, based on new research presented at a We-Fi webinar, part of its Knowledge Series. Though much remains to be explored about exactly how networks elevate women entrepreneurs, the research suggests networking programs are most effective when they take a… Source ..read more