The AECF
$10,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Kenya
- Fiscal year
- 2021-2022
- Agreement period
- February 16, 2022 – May 16, 2027
- Project status
- Implementation
- Reference
- CA-3-P009037001
Published purpose
This project aims to advance women’s economic empowerment in the blue economy in Kenya. The project does this by attracting financing and growing more women and young women-owned micro, small and/or medium enterprises in non-traditional market segments, including those related to conserving and sustainably using coastal and lake biodiversity. Project activities include: (1) improving enabling environments and reducing systemic discriminatory barriers at the policy and community levels to increase women’s control and access to productive assets, markets and capital, and to ensure sustainable practices that protect biodiversity; (2) engaging with women’s rights organizations to strengthen women entrepreneurs’ voices and role in decision-making; and (3) working with private sector investors to change biases against lending to women entrepreneurs and to design financial products tailored to their needs.
In plain English AI-generated
This project supports women’s economic empowerment in Kenya’s blue economy by increasing access to financing and markets for women-owned small businesses, reducing policy barriers, and engaging private investors to create tailored financial products.
Category: Gender Programs Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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