Case study
Women Nano-entrepreneurs Initiative
Gender & social equity
Inclusive livelihoods & informal economy
The challenge
Large-scale, credit-led growth for women’s nano-enterprises is held back by lack of evidence on feasibility, impact and viability.
Our innovation
A blended finance product that pairs catalytic risk-sharing with technical assistance — designed to phase down concessional support as repayment data builds confidence.
Implementation
A risk-sharing facility to unlock lender participation for productive asset loans
Technical assistance to improve enterprise readiness, utilisation and repayment performance
Market-building pathways to transition toward commercially viable lending products
Results
The pilot instrument was backed by committed grant support and a confirmed implementation ecosystem, including capital providers, intermediaries and lenders.
The facility design and fund flows enable an immediate move into execution and evidence-generation at scale.
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