The KCP¿s objective is to address the knowledge gap about the effectiveness of adding a mobile phone-based component to traditional financial education programs for women entrepreneurs in order to enhance their financial and business skills, female decision-making in the household, full financial inclusion, and outcomes of financial institutions. Full financial inclusion is defined as the state in which all people who can use them have access to a full suite of quality financial services, provided at affordable prices, in a convenient manner, and with dignity for the clients.
Project Detail
Country
Regional
Project Number
RG-T1937
Approval Date
December 14, 2010
Project Status
Closed
Project Type
Technical Cooperation
Sector
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Subsector
GENDER EQUALITY & WOMENS EMPOWERMENT
Lending Instrument
BID Invest
Lending Instrument Code
IIC
Modality
-
Facility Type
-
Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)
Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts
Total Cost
USD 540,000.00
Country Counterpart Financing
USD 15,000.00
Original Amount Approved
USD 525,000.00