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Women in the Sustainable Economy Initiative (WISE)

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Flagship WISE initiatives seek to:

Improve Economic Opportunities for Women in the Energy Sector

The Engendering Industries program, led by USAID, increases economic opportunities for women in lucrative, higher-paying, technical and leadership jobs within predominantly male-dominated sectors—such as water, agriculture, energy, including renewables, and information and communication technology, among others. The program also helps build the capacity of organizational leaders to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment across their organizations, thereby advancing women’s economic security and increasing organizational resilience, competitiveness, and business effectiveness.

 

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Increase Women’s Access to Climate Finance

USAID’s Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF), a public-private partnership, expands financial inclusion for women-led organizations and businesses focused on advancing sustainable economic growth by increasing access to climate finance for investment vehicles, intermediaries, businesses, and community-based organizations in developing countries. USAID is joined by Amazon, Reckitt, and the Visa Foundation as founding partners of this first-ever climate finance facility dedicated to gender-responsive climate action.

 

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Promote Women’s Access to Land Rights

The Equal Stake in the Soil initiative, led by the Department of State, advances women’s land rights as a foundation for achieving gender equality and sustainable development, by supporting coalitions of civil society organizations in legal and policy reform and social norm change efforts. Established coalitions are linked to Stand for Her Land, a broader global land rights campaign.

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USAID launched the Climate Gender Equity Fund at COP27 to harness the power of public-private partnerships to close the gender-climate finance gap.
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