Gender Investment and Innovation Program-Reports and Books

Asia and Middle East Unit

Social Innovation Program

Reports and Publications

A DECADE OF LEARNINGS ON GENDER-LENS ACCELERATION: Case Studies from Asia

Over the past decade, Asia has seen a rapid expansion in entrepreneurship, but women-led enterprises face unique challenges that often limit their growth and access to funding. This report by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) examines the impact of gender-lens acceleration on women entrepreneurs across Asia.

January 14, 2025

A DECADE OF LEARNINGS ON GENDER-LENS ACCELERATION: Case Studies from Asia

GLI Landscape in Cambodia

The report profiles case studies such as the Cnai Accelerator, which supports gender-inclusive business practices, and Sweef Capital, demonstrating GLI’s role in enhancing women’s entrepreneurial participation. It also highlights recommendations to strengthen Cambodia’s GLI ecosystem, including policy support, financial product development, mentorship programs, and raising GLI awareness.

December 6, 2024

Triple Ripple: Unlocking the Power of Catalytic Philanthropy in Asia

This report profiles 15 foundations pioneering catalytic philanthropy, examining their approaches to capacity building, collaborative models, and accountability measures that support underserved communities. It provides insights into the motivations behind these foundations, their strategies, and their commitment to fostering long-term impact.

November 26, 2024

T20 Policy Brief: Bridging the Digital Gender Gap as an SDG Accelerator

This publication is made as a part of SPF initiative to shed the light on digital gender gap along with the NGO CSW Parallel Event, "Digitally Empowered and Women-led Development in Asia," under the auspices of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), in-person in New York, USA in March 2024.

October 17, 2024

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.

April 18, 2024

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?

March 29, 2024

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.

March 14, 2024

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