G7 and G20 Digital Gender Gap Engagement

This presentation evaluates G7 and G20 engagement of the digital gender gap, with a view to accelerating the achievement of commitments made by G20 Leaders in its Leaders’ Declaration 2023 on halving the digital gender gap by 2030.

Closing the Gender Finance Gap: Mapping the Opportunity for Gender Lens Investing in the Philippines

Gender finance gap continues to prevail across sectors and types of financing in the Philipines. Beyond microfinance, women entrepreneurs face barriers to capital – both debt and equity and remain underrepresented at all levels of the financial system. How can we support more women-led small and growing businesses in the country to address this gap? What are their financing needs and where does the opportunity lie for investors to supply capital?

By Villgro Philippines, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Investing in Women

Asia Women Impact Fund Social Impact Report 2023 -Impact on women as end beneficiaries

For any investments to qualify as an impact investment, it requires measurement of impact, one that goes beyond counting outputs. In 2023, The Asia Women Impact Fund conduct a social impact study to dive deeper to understand impact outcomes to women as end beneficiaries. This report has started to unveil the positive outcomes on end beneficiaries and the impact on women of the AWIF, and we hope that this will serve as another important data point that continues to promote and substantiate the benefits of Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in Asia and beyond.

Measuring Impact -Introduction-

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation set up the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF) with a clear intention to make positive social impact, especially on women and girls in Asia, through our investment. But then, how can we communicate our intentions to others?