On Tuesday 16 June 2020 CARE Nederland organized the ‘Women Mean Business’ event in support of women entrepreneurs in low-income communities. The event was organized in partnership with the Embassies…
Decades of progress on gender equality are under threat from COVID-19 but we know that, with the right support, women entrepreneurs living in poverty can contribute to community resilience and…
In our series of blogs on the five key components for successful enterprise development, we put the spotlight here on the power of groups and networks. Bringing entrepreneurial women together…
In this blog we put a spotlight on access to finance and capital, as part of our series on the five key components for successful enterprise development. The global statistics…
As part of our blog series on the five key components for successful enterprise development, we put the spotlight here on engaging men and boys in a woman’s enterprise journey.
Formalizing a business, navigating local bureaucracy, influencing policies and procedures or accessing markets and customers can present a challenge for many women, particularly for those who have been marginalized or…
In our series of blogs on the five key components for successful enterprise development, we put the spotlight on the importance of strengthening skills. Women living in poverty often don’t…
35-year-old María Julia Ancajima Prado from Northwest Peru has come a long way since starting domestic work at the age of only 13. “Before, I was too shy to advance…
As a teenager, Narcisa Cruz Sosa from Chulucanas in the north of Peru supported her mother with ceramics handicraft work. Narcisa, 48, now dominates the techniques that today make her a…
Soro Naminata (30) from Nagbalavogo in the North of Ivory Coast is a peanut and cotton farmer. She grew up in poverty and never went to school. The impact of…
Jordan has a long history of welcoming and hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees into its small country. It was here that Basma wanted to make a difference.
Sékongo Dieneba, 45, lives in Dahokaha, a small village in the north of Ivory Coast. Her business is in shea butter production. She has been able to buy a motorbike…
Kirupalini, 32, sells beautiful handwoven garments to markets in the capital of Colombo over 300km away, as well as to buyers in other regions. Aged 19, Kirupalini was…
“Before, people saw me as the poor woman who lost her leg. Now they see me as a business woman with a tailoring shop.” As we arrive at Arudselvi’s tailoring…
“My dream is to develop a large-scale company, directly exporting abroad”.Sharmini Thiyakaran (33), is from Konavil in the North of Sri Lanka. She runs a successful manufacturing business, processing the…
