RICHES, Phase 2: Financial Services Guide

Improve the design and implementation of financial services so that they have better uptake and use and create more benefit to women entrepreneurs and their families and so that they Do No Harm.

Primary Audience: Management-level staff involved in design and implementation of financial services for any Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Actor. WEE Actors are entities or individuals that support the development or expansion of women’s businesses, provide livelihood or financial services, and/or support women (globally) in efforts to increase their access to economic opportunities, especially those living in developing countries.

Goal: Improve the design and implementation of financial services so that they have better uptake and use and create more benefit to women entrepreneurs and their families and so that they do no harm.

Objectives: Through the use of this guide, WEE Actors will have:

• Reviewed the evidence that exists on financial services and their contribution to household resilience and income generation and the known impact they have on harmful work for children and adults.
• Considered the design options and improvements of financial services that can mitigate the risks of harmful work for children and adults.

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