Dear colleagues,
Thank you for inviting us for this discussion!!
For food and nutrition security to be ensured, resources need to be at the hands of women. With DT Global we recently completed a Scoping Mission for EU Ethiopia. This study has also benefited much from another earlier comprehensive study (for CRS/USAID Feed the Future) titled ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES, BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, YOUTH AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCESS TO AND USE OF FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, 2020.
https://assets.fsnforum.fao.org/public/discussions/contributions/Report…
Indeed, creating the ACCESS TO CREDIT to poor women was considered for long (since Grameen bank’s earlier years three-four decades ago) to be the most effective approach to empower women, ensure food and nutrition security . … HOWEVER in most recent discussions at FinEquity (@UNCDF/CGAP) the importance of ensuring women’s ‘’control’’ of such resources are more emphasized. … There are research outcomes highlighting the fact that women who are not sure of having control on her newly earned income (or even the newly accessed loan) are very RELUCTANT TO APPLY FOR LOAN, even when the service is available nearby, and easily accessible!! See an interesting recent discussion at CGAP/FinDev
https://www.findevgateway.org/blog/2022/06/how-do-savings-contribute-fi…
On the other hand,, women starting ‘’independent saving’’ can also give rise to mistrust and suspicion, and potential Intimate Partner Violence in many contexts where patriarchy is dominant. Efforts need to be made to promote mutual TRUST and ultimate collaboration. Gender transformative household methodologies such as the IFAD and Oxfam-Novib, Hivos supported GALS (Gender Action Learning System) are increasingly becoming appreciated in development interventions. More at Empower@Scale:
I hope this helps... and look forward to further fruitful discussion
Regards, Getaneh (Mail:- [email protected])
Г-н Getaneh Gobezie