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Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE)
Our vision is a world in which women and girls can enjoy equality, freedom from violence and poverty, and meaningful inclusion in the processes that shape their communities, nations, and international affairs.
Background
WAGE is a global consortium funded by the U.S. State Department Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) to advance the status of women and girls. The consortium is led by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) in close partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Grameen Foundation, and Search from Common Ground (SFCG). WAGE works to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs), private sector and semi-private sector organizations, including microfinance institutions (MFIs) and business associations, in target countries.
Learn - MoreWAGE Resources
Check out the resources published under ABA ROLI's Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) Global Consortium program, such as country assessments, rapid needs assessments, preliminary gender and inclusion analyses, and guides and manuals for various trainings and workshops for its initiatives.
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WAGE Initiatives
El Salvador and Honduras
The WAGE Reducing Barriers to Women's Economic Empowerment in El Salvador and Honduras initiative focused on women's economic empowerment by providing financial support to women entrepreneurs.
Eswatini
The WAGE Integrating the Response to GBV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Economic Marginalization of Swati Women initiative was a multi-phased program working at the intersection of gender-based violence and women's economic empowerment in Eswatini.
Timor-Leste
The WAGE Business and Social Support for Female Entrepreneurs in Timor-Leste initiative was a multi-disciplinary program aimed at addressing the intertwined social, economic, and regulatory challenges faced by women microentrepreneurs in starting, maintaining, and expanding businesses.
Sri Lanka
The WAGE Strengthening the Roles of Women Leaders in Promoting Peace and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka initiative strengthens the capacity of local women political, civil society, and economic leaders to advance Women’s Peace and Security, women’s economic empowerment, and gender-based violence awareness and prevention.
Moldova
The WAGE Reducing Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Moldova initiative was a multi-disciplinary program aimed at building and supporting an alliance of women’s organizations to improve the enabling environment for Moldovan women engaged in economic activity.
Jordan
The WAGE Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Jordan initiative was a multi-disciplinary program that sought to enhance technical expertise and coordination among community-based gender-based violence providers for solutions and preventive remedies for women and their families.
Central Asia
The WAGE National Women’s Business Agendas for Central Asia initiative was a multi-disciplinary regional program aimed at building and supporting country-level and regional alliances of women’s organizations to improve the ability of Central Asian women to engage in economic activity.
Ghana
The WAGE Women Entrepreneurs in Northern Ghana Gain Access to Integrated Services via Agent Networks initiative sought to promote women’s economic empowerment in Northern Ghana through RISE Ghana, GDCA, and HKN’s network of community agents and Mobile Telecommunications Network Ghana’s mobile money platform.
Sudan
The WAGE Increasing Access to Justice and Holistic Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Sudan initiative was a multi-disciplinary program aimed at improving prevention and response to gender-based violence and violent extremism in Sudan.
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