Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project
In October 2012, the Government of Ethiopia launched the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP), with the aim of increasing the earnings and employment of growth-oriented micro and small enterprises (MSEs) owned or partly-owned by women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. In doing so, it created t...
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okr-10986-340132021-05-25T09:56:56Z Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project Alibhai, Aly Salman Achew, Mengistu Bessir Strobbe, Francesco Coleman, Rachel Dawn FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS MICROENTERPRISES ACCESS TO FINANCE BUSINESS SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB In October 2012, the Government of Ethiopia launched the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP), with the aim of increasing the earnings and employment of growth-oriented micro and small enterprises (MSEs) owned or partly-owned by women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. In doing so, it created the first ever women-entrepreneur focused line of credit in Africa, and one of few such operations in the world. In addition to the USD 45.9 million in financing, WEDP also offered a variety of innovative training opportunities, designed to not only enhance the business skills of its clients, but their entrepreneurial mindset and practices as well. 2020-07-01T16:57:46Z 2020-07-01T16:57:46Z 2020-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/340011593541910224/Designing-a-Credit-Facility-for-Women-Entrepreneurs-Lessons-from-the-Ethiopia-Women-Entrepreneurship-Development-Project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34013 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Ethiopia |
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FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS MICROENTERPRISES ACCESS TO FINANCE BUSINESS SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Alibhai, Aly Salman Achew, Mengistu Bessir Strobbe, Francesco Coleman, Rachel Dawn Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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In October 2012, the Government of Ethiopia launched the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP), with the aim of increasing the earnings and employment of growth-oriented micro and small enterprises (MSEs) owned or partly-owned by women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. In doing so, it created the first ever women-entrepreneur focused line of credit in Africa, and one of few such operations in the world. In addition to the USD 45.9 million in financing, WEDP also offered a variety of innovative training opportunities, designed to not only enhance the business skills of its clients, but their entrepreneurial mindset and practices as well. |
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Alibhai, Aly Salman Achew, Mengistu Bessir Strobbe, Francesco Coleman, Rachel Dawn |
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Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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Designing a Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs : Lessons from the Ethiopia Women Entrepreneurship Development Project |
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designing a credit facility for women entrepreneurs : lessons from the ethiopia women entrepreneurship development project |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/340011593541910224/Designing-a-Credit-Facility-for-Women-Entrepreneurs-Lessons-from-the-Ethiopia-Women-Entrepreneurship-Development-Project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34013 |
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