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Low capital & no formal education make MFS agent roles accessible. Yet, women remain largely absent, as current network policies make entry & retention difficult. Read how MSC redesigns these systems to support women & offer insights on what needs to change:
Women prefer transacting with female agents. Yet, in Bangladesh, women make up less than 1% of MFS agents, as policies & systems restrict participation.
Read how MSC works to redesign agent models to support women’s entry & growth in these networks: https://tinyurl.com/mwpy726w
Regulations in Bangladesh require 50% women in #AgentBanking. Yet, the mobile financial services ecosystem remains almost entirely male. The issue lies in how agent networks are designed.
See what needs to shift in system design: https://tinyurl.com/4tp7877p
#CICOAgents
Digital finance could be a major employment engine for women in Bangladesh, with low entry barriers, local work, & scalable income. Yet, women make up less than 3% of all #CICOAgents, which reflects missed economic opportunity.
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Female agents are key to financial inclusion. Yet, they remain missing from the front lines. Here is what we see across markets
What value or impact do women bring as financial service agents at the last mile?
What truly builds trust in financial services among underserved and marginalized women
What do you think is a key challenge that limits women from working as last-mile financial service agents?
At the #FisheriesAccessToFinance workshop in Nairobi, #financial institutions are clear that they are interested in serving the fisheries sector. What is needed now is better #data, deeper understanding, & products that match how the sector operates.
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In Nairobi, at the #FisheriesAccessToFinance workshop, #youth share that they already save, use #digital tools, & build businesses, but lack the right #finance to grow. This is what the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries programme seeks to address.
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We are in Nairobi today for the fisheries access to #finance workshop under the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries program, implemented by @TradeMarkAfrica & the @AfCFTA in partnership with the @MastercardFdn. Early conversations show businesses are active and
For people from particularly vulnerable tribal groups (#PVTG), access to finance & welfare hinges on trust, local language & timing, not just technology.
Read our blog https://tinyurl.com/4y5zrwbv to learn how last-mile financial & welfare services work when designed for real
Fisheries support millions of livelihoods across Africa, yet financing in the sector remains limited. Stakeholders from government, finance, and the fisheries ecosystem are meeting in Kenya tomorrow to explore solutions through the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in
Infrastructure creates access & design creates use. For PVTGs, this matters as services depend on clear timing, assisted processes, & trusted local communication. MSC explores how this shift moves outreach into sustained participation.
Read our blog: https://tinyurl.com/5e7dawmcparticipation.
Many fish farmers, traders, and processors run viable businesses but still struggle to access the financing needed to grow. This week in Kenya, stakeholders are convening to discuss solutions under the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries Programme.
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