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Understanding female and male empowerment in Burkina Faso using the project‑level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro‑WEAI): a longitudinal study

Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is a major global priority. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Building the Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in Burkina Faso (BRB) project, an agricultural development program, improved women’s empowerment, as measured by the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI).

Evidence Review on the Role of Male Engagement in Women’s Economic Empowerment Programs

In partnership with graduate student researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU), and leveraging Grameen Foundation’s own literature review, this evidence review presents four differ­ent reports outlining the current research and evidence regarding the role of male engagement in women’s economic empowerment (WEE). The first report (Evidence Review Summary) seeks to summarize key findings found in exisiting literature as well as readings that are influencing the work of Grameen Foundation, and that of our technical and in-country partners. The final three reports were developed by BYU graduate student researchers. Aleson and Ricks present positive outcomes that result from increasing a woman’s intra-household bargaining power and the male role in this transformation. Barham and Schenk draw on evidence from several middle- and low-income countries to demonstrate the most effective methods to integrate men at the household, community, and policy levels. Finally, Sheranian and Taylor provide a unique country-specific approach to women’s empowerment by recommending various interventions to improve male engagement.

Women's Entrepreneurship in Timor-Leste: An Assessment of Opportunities, Barriers, and a Path Forward

In support of the WAGE BEST initiative, the objectives of this assessment are to understand the multifaceted barriers and opportunities for women’s business growth in Timor-Leste, and map the existing local service providers with the potential to address these barriers. In addition, this report identifies opportunities for linkages to enable local service providers to extend a more holistic and high-impact package of financial, business and social services to their clients. This assessment was supported by a preliminary gender and inclusion analysis conducted at project launch through a desk review as well as field research which leveraged focus group discussions and key informant interviews with women entrepreneurs, community members, microfinance institutions (MFIs), and women’s empowerment civil society organizations (WE CSOs).

Evidence Review on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and its relationship with Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

Understanding Gender and Empowerment in Cocoa Farming Communities in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana: Baseline Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment

Building Resilience in Burkina Faso: Understanding women’s empowerment through use of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI)

Grameen "Do No Harm" and Safeguarding Framework

This Do No Harm framework is meant to guide project/ product/ service design, implementation, monitoring and project exit with a focus on “doing no harm while doing good” for the women and families Grameen Foundation and its partners serve.