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April 4, 2023

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) affirms that gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment are fundamental for the realization of human rights and key to effective and sustainable development outcomes. For societies to thrive, women and girls, men and boys, and gender-diverse individuals must have the agency, social support, and structures to make their own choices and live free from violence and abuse. They must have equal rights and opportunities, as well as equal and safe access to and control over resources.

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Photo: A man and woman gather soil samples. Photo Credit: Benjamin Drummond

Small Matters: Global Evidence on the Contribution to Employment by the Self-employed, Micro-enterprises and SMEs

Drawing on a new ILO database, this report provides an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the global contribution of self-employment and micro- and small enterprises to employment – both in the formal and the informal economy.

Digitizing Financial Solutions to Advance Women's Economic Participation (Event Resources)

Find resources here from February’s seminar, including the webinar recording and presenters’ slides.

Show Me the Data: Evidence & Experience on SMEs (Event Resources)

Check out presenters' key takeaways, download presentation slides, and other post-event products from this Microlinks Seminar.

Supporting small forest enterprises - A facilitator's handbook

This toolkit for facilitators of support to small forest enterprises was designed in response to needs expressed by in-country partners of the Forest Connect alliance.

Video: The Business Case for Microinsurance

This video was captured during the microinsurance training event organised by the Gordon Institute of Business Science and supported by the Microinsurance Innovation Facility, in October 2010. Janice Angove and Nashelo Tande, from the actuarial consultancy Quindiem, present the business case for microinsurance. Drawing on Quindiem’s research into insurance and the low-income market, Angove and Tande discuss how microinsurance can contribute to a company’s sustainability, the keys to success within this market and how insurers must balance innovation with good business practice.