Tag: gender

Wezesha Aqua Farms receives a $13,000 grant from TECA to implement a gender-smart pilot
Climate Action |

Wezesha Aqua Farms receives a $13,000 grant from TECA to implement a gender-smart pilot

Wezesha Aqua Farms, an aquaculture startup, has received a $13,000 grant from TECA, a climate venture launcher, as follow-on...

By BFA GLOBAL
The glass ceiling, even at home: How a report on poverty in Nigeria reveals an enduring gender gap in household headship
Gender Finance |

The glass ceiling, even at home: How a report on poverty in Nigeria reveals an enduring gender gap in household headship

Summary We are told by the Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics that female heads of household in Nigeria...

By Benjamin Mazzotta PhD
Pruebas de estrés durante la crisis: Ayudando a las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito en México durante la crisis del COVID-19
Financial Health |

Pruebas de estrés durante la crisis: Ayudando a las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito en México durante la crisis del COVID-19

Todas las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivas de BFA Global. Los patrocinadores del proyecto no son responsables de la...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
La planeación de escenarios puede ayudar a las cooperativas de ahorro y préstamo mexicanas a prepararse para el impacto del COVID-19
Financial Health |

La planeación de escenarios puede ayudar a las cooperativas de ahorro y préstamo mexicanas a prepararse para el impacto del COVID-19

Todas las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivas de BFA Global, por lo que MetLife no es responsable de la...

By Jacob Winiecki
Snapshot of financial health during peak COVID-19
Financial Health |

Snapshot of financial health during peak COVID-19

We are two and a half months into the global Coronavirus crisis. Confirmed cases exceed seven million, and at least...

By Ashirul Amin PhD
World Refugee Day 2020: #EveryActionCounts
Refugee Finance |

World Refugee Day 2020: #EveryActionCounts

This World Refugee Day, we take a moment to reflect on our work focused around making finance work for...

By BFA GLOBAL
¿Cómo está afectando el Covid-19 la salud financiera de las microempresas mexicanas?
Financial Health |

¿Cómo está afectando el Covid-19 la salud financiera de las microempresas mexicanas?

Todas las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivas de BFA Global, por lo que MetLife no es responsable de la...

By David del Ser
Hustlers: Entrepreneurs whose success we can bank on!
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Hustlers: Entrepreneurs whose success we can bank on!

Originally posted on FSD Kenya website, June 08, 2020 A little over a month ago, we confirmed an exciting...

By Ashirul Amin PhD
Webinar Recap: The impact of COVID-19 on Financial Diaries respondents in Kenya

Webinar Recap: The impact of COVID-19 on Financial Diaries respondents in Kenya

When: Thursday, June 11 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EAT Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, FSD Kenya and BFA...

By Carmen Merab
Economic prospects for Kenya in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
Digital Financial Services |

Economic prospects for Kenya in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, May 29, 2020  The infection rate of COVID-19 is as yet low...

By Amolo Ng'weno