GENDER EQUITY
In 2018, the SANAD Entrepreneurship Academy and Mowgli Mentoring launched a mentoring program that supports enterprises run by female Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Spotlight on Gender Equity There can be no discussion about achieving the SDGs without discussing gender. As Ban Ki-moon articulates on the prior page and as the UN itself has recognized, SDG 5, gender equality and women’s empowerment, is a “pre-condition” for achieving the other 16 SDGs. Why? Gender equity is not just good for women—it's good for investment, good for business, and good for society. In short—it’s good for us all.
Gender Metrics Across Our Portfolio In 2018, 94% of our borrowers from whom we collected impact data also reported on gender disaggregated metrics. Women represent
Our Borrowers supported
60%
53%
38,066,065
of the end clients of our borrowers and their investees
of our borrowers’ staff on average
women clients
44%
36%
161,583
of senior leadership of our borrowers' staff
of the Boards of Directors of our borrowers
women-owned businesses
Spotlight on Gender Equity in Renewable Energy Investing with a gender lens has the potential for outsized impact, particularly in the renewable energy sector. Energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls; access to clean energy can improve women’s health by reducing indoor air pollution, and can enable more opportunities for education and entrepreneurship. By strengthening the gender-lens approach in this relatively young sector, we can ensure that as it grows, its dedication to gender inclusion grows with it.
120%
increase in clean energy products sold by businesses our borrowers finance, up from 2017
28
600,203
women with improved access to clean energy products
4.9 mil
greenhouse gas reduction due to products sold or replaced
