This learning brief builds upon initial findings published in 2022 highlighting Aceli’s approach to partnering with a marketplace of 40 financial institutions to promote gender inclusive lending for small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in the agriculture sector in East Africa.
The brief presents:
- Data & learning on gender inclusion trends across 2,306 Aceli-supported loans totaling $204M (up from 467 loans totaling $62M in the 2022 brief)
- Insights from capacity building on gender lens investing for financial institutions and pre-investment technical assistance for women-owned agri-SMEs
- Learning questions that are guiding the design and iterations of Aceli’s offering
- The partnerships & enabling policies required to achieve gender inclusion across the agri-SME market and beyond
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