November 2022
Factsheet: Access to Finance and Women's Economic Empowerment (French)
Health Sector · Gender · Finance And Investment | Download PDF
Banyan Global is a subcontractor on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Improving Market Partnerships and Access to Commodities Together (IMPACT) program in Madagascar. Led by Population Services International (PSI), IMPACT aims to improve the capacity of the Malagasy health system to ensure that quality pharmaceuticals and health commodities are available and accessible to all Malagasy people on a sustainable basis. Banyan Global is working to engage the commercial sector by developing and adapting loan products and providing business training for micro and small health enterprises such as pharmacies and drug shops. Building on previous experience in Madagascar, Banyan Global supports four local banks: AccèsBanque, Baobab Banque, Première Agence de Microfinance, and the KRED microfinance division of Banky Nasionalin’ny Indostria (BNI) in Madagascar to expand their lending to the private health sector. In parallel, Banyan Global is strengthening the commercial health commodities distribution sector by:
Gender equality, social inclusion, and women’s economic empowerment are critical components to achieving universal health coverage. Without understanding the different needs and experiences of women, girls, men, boys, and gender-diverse individuals, IMPACT, like other health programs, will not be able to achieve its goals. With this in mind, Banyan Global leads IMPACT’s gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) portfolio, ensuring the integration of key considerations into the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of project activities. Banyan Global completed a GESI Analysis and Action Plan to examine key advances, constraints, inequalities, and opportunities and to provide recommendations to how IMPACT could achieve greater impact. Following this plan, Banyan Global is:
November 2022
Health Sector · Gender · Finance And Investment | Download PDF
November 2022
Health Sector · Gender · Finance And Investment | Download PDF
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