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Market makers: A snapshot of savings groups driving global economic growth
From the markets of Uganda to the hills of Ecuador, savings groups are helping women and youth turn small investments into lasting change. These groups drive entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and community resilience.
Read MoreSix reasons women’s savings groups drive economic growth
Amid global funding cuts and rising crises, this piece outlines six compelling reasons why CARE continues to invest in women-led savings groups (VSLAs). From delivering a high return on investment (VSLAs return $18.85 for every $1 invested) to building resilience in emergencies and closing the massive global financing gap for women entrepreneurs, VSLAs are proving to be the cornerstone of sustaina
Read MoreÁnh’s inspiring journey: Building a food business as a woman entrepreneur in Vietnam
Ánh left her stable job to start TA House, a family-run food business in southern Vietnam. Despite early challenges, she became a successful woman entrepreneur thanks to CARE’s Strive Women program, which provided her training, mentoring, and a seed grant.
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Six ways climate change deepens inequality (and what you can do to fight it)
Climate change is a global crisis, but it doesn’t impact everyone equally. It’s a double injustice for women and girls, because when the hurricanes hit coastlines, when the droughts kill crops, and when the rivers flood their banks, it all makes the existing inequalities between men and women, boys and girls, that much worse.
Read MoreThe singing banker of Thanh Hoa
Nguyen Hai Duong, General Director of Thanh Hoa Microfinance Institution in Vietnam, breaks the banker's stereotype by showcasing his passion for local delicacies, ornamental flowers -- and nurturing women entrepreneurs through a partnership with CARE's Women's Economic Justice program.
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