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Beyond access: 11 BRICS practices for advancing women’s economic empowerment
Beyond access: 11 BRICS practices for advancing women’s economic empowerment By Smita Jacob, Policy Director South Asia, Women’s World Banking Women represent one of the largest opportunities for inclusive growth across BRICS economies. Realizing this potential requires financial systems that help women increase their incomes, grow businesses, make financial decisions,
The MFWW Podcast: Ep. 39: The Missing Economic Dimension of Peace
Women, peace, and security cannot be achieved without women’s meaningful economic participation. In this episode of Making Finance Work for Women, we sit down with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security to explore how women’s economic participation enables women to shape recovery and build lasting peace in post-conflict
Women’s World Banking, Ripple and Pula Partner to Accelerate Livelihood Resilience Support for Women Farmers in Uganda
Women's World Banking, Ripple and Pula Partner to Accelerate Livelihood Resilience Support for Women Farmers in Uganda Kampala, Uganda, 31 Aug 2026: Women’s World Banking, a global nonprofit advancing women’s economic opportunity, is launching a new pilot with Ripple, which builds technology that makes international payments and money transfers faster,
The MFWW Podcast Ep. 38: The Business of Better Health
Women’s health is essential for both individual wellbeing and economic progress. Poor health can limit women’s ability to work, save, run businesses, and absorb financial shocks. But the relationship also runs the other way: women entrepreneurs and innovators are often closest to the barriers women face in accessing health information,
The MFWW Podcast Ep. 37: Welcome to Indonesia: What Women Are Teaching Us About Climate Adaptation
As global leaders debate the future of climate adaptation, an important question remains: what does resilience look like for the women experiencing climate shocks in their daily lives? In this episode, Dr. Sonja Kelly speakers with Roikhanatun Nafi’ah, founder and CEO of Crustea Indonesia, a climate start-up in Indonesia that uses solar-powered aeration and smart
Investing in the People Behind the Policies at the 2026 Leadership Development Program for Regulators
The world’s most powerful decisions about women’s economic opportunity are often made far from the women they affect. Long before a woman opens her first bank account, applies for credit, receives a digital payment, or builds a business, someone has crafted policies that shape the financial system she depends
The MFWW Podcast Ep. 36: From Nano Business to Unicorn: What Women Entrepreneurs Need to Scale
Women entrepreneurs are not short on ambition, ingenuity, or discipline. What too many lack is access to the capital, networks, visibility, and trust needed to start, sustain, and scale businesses on their own terms. In this special crossover episode of Making Finance Work for Women and Radically Yours, Dr. Sonja
From Livestock Protection to Household Protection: What Linda Mfugaji Is Teaching Us
Early learnings from the DRIVE life and health microinsurance pilot in Kenya 508 pastoralists surveyed 4 pilot counties 48% aware of Linda Mfugaji 39% / 18% reported hospitalization / death For pastoralist families, whose livelihoods depend mainly on raising livestock and moving in search of pasture and water, livestock is more than an asset. It is income, food, savings, identity,
The MFWW Podcast Ep. 35: From Invisible to Investable: How Fintech Can Unlock Growth for Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs are engines of economic growth, yet millions remain excluded from formal financial systems because their businesses operate informally, their financial histories are invisible, and traditional financial products fail to reflect how they earn, save, and manage risk. In this episode, Dr. Sonja Kelly sits down with Sarah Corley, CEO of the Alliance of Digital
Women’s Financial Health: A New Opportunity for Policymakers and Financial Institutions
Financial inclusion has opened doors for billions of women. But having access to an account, loan, or digital wallet does not necessarily mean a woman is financially healthy. Financial health asks deeper questions that drive more meaningful impact: can people smoothly manage daily expenses, cope with negative shocks, plan for
