Gender Investment and Innovation Department
The Gender Investment and Innovation Department was established in FY 2017 after SPF identified women's empowerment as one of its main strategic pillars. Through the development of initiatives to support women's economic empowerment and gender equality, we envision a more prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive Asia. To achieve this goal, we work in close collaboration with regional partners to implement programs that meet local needs and to generate policy recommendations aligned with global trends to close gender gaps.
The Asia Women Impact Fund was also launched this year with the vision of empowering all women in Asia to reach their full potential. The Fund supports women entrepreneurs through innovative approaches to improve their access to finance, skills training, and business advancement through information and communication technologies (ICT).
The Asia Women Impact Fund was also launched this year with the vision of empowering all women in Asia to reach their full potential. The Fund supports women entrepreneurs through innovative approaches to improve their access to finance, skills training, and business advancement through information and communication technologies (ICT).
Related Websites
News
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Press Release
2021.07.22
SPF announces investment in Beacon Fund to support female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia
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News
2021.03.22
International Women’s Day 2021: Launch of the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA) 2.0, a new resource to support female entrepreneurs
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Press Release
2021.03.03
Invitation to Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit 2.0 online launch event with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and ygap
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Seminars
2021.02.18
Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit 2.0 Launch
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Press Release
2020.12.01
More Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards Makes for Better Climate Governance and Innovation
Projects List
of FY2021
| Project Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Gender Lens Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (GLEE) Development in Southeast Asia | Second year of a three-year project |
| Digitization of micro women-led business in rural Myanmar | First year of a three-year project |
| Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF) Implementation Project | First year of a three-year project |
| Building an entrepreneurial support system with gender lens | First year of a three-year project |
Staff
Ayaka Matsuno（Director）
Lily Yu（Senior Advisor）
Kiyoko Takahashi（Program Officer）
Etsuko Ito（Program Officer）
Rina Komiya（Program Officer）
Yuka Yabashi（Program Officer）
Themes
- Japan–U.S. Program
- International Peace and Security
- Pacific Island Nations Program
- Asia Peace Initiatives
- Gender Investment and Innovation
- Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund
- Middle East and Islam Program
- Oceans
Regions
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Middle East Islam Fund activities until FY 2017.
