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Interpersonal Training and Networking

Soft skills training, mentoring, peer connecting, and leadership development.

The impact of business training may be improved by increasing the quality and duration of the training, combining training with customized technical visits or expert advice to the firm, and targeting women running larger sized firms.

From the Report: A Roadmap for Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment

Case Study

Strengthening grassroots efforts empowers the women who drive them and those who benefit from their work

Sample Grant

The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund gave to Akilah Institute for Women to teach 42 young women the skills and confidence to plan projects related to civic engagement and to implement them in their communities which will have further impact on 1,000 community members.
Urgent Action Fund - Africa gave to Solidarite des Femmes de Fizi pour le Bien-Etre Familial to strengthen women in leadership and to train political and administrative authorities on women's human rights and gender based violence.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave to Send a Cow Rwanda to empower women to make financial and domestic decisions by educating men and women on gender barriers and social behavior issues in order to stimulate the use of available energy-saving stoves for cooking.

38% of girls in DRC, 36% in Rwanda, and 28% in Burundi do not finish primary school.

Reports

Business training improves business practices but has few measurable effects on the growth of women-owned subsistence-level firms.

From the Report: A Roadmap for Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment