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Unlocking Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for Rural Women - A Case Study of Mainstreaming Women

18 Feb 2023

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Villgro Innovations Foundation or any of the funders and stakeholders associated with the Powering Livelihoods programme, namely Shell Foundation, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), DOEN Foundation, IKEA Foun. [...] While not • Financing institutions should simplify the exhaustive, it could be used as a repository of field-tested documentation requirements for women, treat tools and evidence-based practices to guide the progress technology as collateral, and increase the and implementation of gender-inclusive programmes in the moratorium period of the loans taken by women to DRE-Livelihood sector. [...] to enhance the awareness and adoption of DRE It is essential to centre a women’s technologies for livelihoods among women, with the needs, experiences, expectations, intended outcome that the usage of DRE livelihood appliances will improve the economic and social capital risk-taking abilities, motivations and of rural women. [...] Alternatively, programmes the programme Tested with: the implementation of capacity should be built of Gender goals of the PL programme gender strategies every team to integrate a organisation are more and inclusion of gender lens in their work holistic, timely met a gender lens in and have a clearer all aspects of the pathway to scale programme Increased gender Most programme Encouraging Can be a. [...] To unlock financing for women, financiers should simplify the documentation requirements as literacy and mobility remain limited for women, treat technology as collateral, and increase the moratorium period of the loans taken Policymakers, sectoral associations, and government by women to mitigate the larger number of challenges bodies are encouraged to release explicit policies and faced by women.
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