Center for Global Development

Published purpose

The project seeks to strengthen evidence about how approaches, tools and mechanisms can be used to mobilize additional private and public sector financing -- referred to as blended finance -- for development that supports women and girls’ empowerment. Project activities include: (1) examining policies and approaches used by low- and lower-middle-income countries, international financial institutions and donors, with a focus on increasing the economic opportunities for the poor, particularly women; (2) highlighting blended finance approaches and design mechanisms which create, or are likely to create, increased financing that supports women’s economic empowerment, including their access to finance and business development services, as well as entrepreneurship training and business ownership; and (3) identifying opportunities to include women as leaders, experts and policy makers on development finance issues in order to bring new voices from low- and lower-middle-income countries into the dialogue and decision-making process.