by Carl Ocab | Aug 11, 2020
Tell us about the inception of the RISE fund. How did early conversations with stakeholders go? Prachi Maheshwari (PM): As you know, the COVID crisis first appeared in China. We’d been tracking the Chinese market for some time, to assess its impact on South East Asian...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 24, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the global economy and society, women have been hit hard in all aspects of socio-economic life, including a widening of the gender financing gap. Women’s SMEs represent a large untapped source of job creation and economic growth in...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 20, 2020
Investing in Women (IW) is supporting local organisations in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam to step up as champions for positively influencing gender norms. IW has forged partnerships with nine organisations in the three countries to run innovative campaigns...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 20, 2020
Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 July 2020 – Investing in Women is supporting the establishment of the Indonesia Women Empowerment Fund (IWEF) to address barriers to women’s economic empowerment by investing in disruptive tech solutions led by women entrepreneurs. The targeted...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 14, 2020
Makati, Philippines, 14 July 2020 – The Manila Angel Investors Network (MAIN) and Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, have partnered to improve access to early stage capital for women’s SMEs in the Philippines and to support more women to...
