The IDB Group’s economic opportunity accelerator, bringing together governments, businesses, and strategic partners to expand women’s access to jobs and finance across Latin America and the Caribbean.
OpportunA is an economic opportunity accelerator that promotes reforms, partnerships, and solutions for a more competitive and productive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. It works with governments, the private sector, and other actors to expand access to employment, entrepreneurship, and other economic opportunities.
How does it do it?
- Public-private dialogue
- Inter-institutional coordination
- Building networks
- Mobilizing resources and technical capacities
Latin America and the Caribbean has enormous potential to boost economic growth through greater economic participation in the labor market and entrepreneurship.
women's labor participation in the region, compared to 70% in high-income countries
potential GDP growth by closing the labor participation gap
potential increase in per capita income by closing the entrepreneurship gap
OpportunA builds on more than a decade of experience advancing economic opportunities through an initiative led by the IDB Group in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the French Development Agency (AFD). Over the past 10 years, the initiative has fostered public-private partnerships to expand economic opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean.
OpportunA contributes to accelerating systemic changes by promoting reforms, strengthening capacities, generating knowledge and articulating strategic alliances.
- Public policies: Driving evidence-based reforms and regulatory frameworks.
- Good business practices: Promoting more inclusive and competitive environments.
- Institutional strengthening: Capacity building and tools.
- Knowledge generation: Production of evidence to inform decisions and guide public policies.
More than $5 million mobilized in technical cooperation through the Gender Parity Accelerators in 10 years.
Learn how the IDB Group, together with the public sector, the private sector, and other strategic partners, is accelerating economic opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Strengthening and expansion of the Safe Spaces (Espacios Seguros) program for safer and more inclusive environments for women.
Good business practices and strengthening women-led businesses to expand economic opportunities.
Implementation of the Companies without Harassment (Empresas sin Acoso) tool, aimed at preventing and addressing violence and harassment in the workplace.
Child care solutions in industrial parks, to facilitate women's economic participation.
Evidence on the participation of women in management and executive positions to guide actions and policies that promote female leadership.
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