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May 2023

Dear Partner,

If you are a climate data geek then you might find this blog useful! While we were leisurely surfing the internet to read up latest articles in the sector, we came across the blog from World Resources Institute on 9 Charts that Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country.  

We are back with our monthly inclusive growth sector scan and in this edition, you can access twenty two latest blogs and articles from five different sectors, four recent thought-provoking reports, and details of two online events by Impact Investment Exchange and Women’s World Banking that might interest you.

We are always looking for your feedback which can help us serve you better.

Write us at dialogue@re-emergingworld.com.

See you next month!

Best Regards,
Team Re-emerging World
New Reports Launched
Read and get inspired from the latest Sector Reports
Global Landscape: Data Trails of Digitally Included Poor (DIP) People
- CGAP

"The report puts a spotlight on the specific data trails generated by digitally included yet poor people, the sources of these data trails, and variations of data trails across different segmentations of low-income people, with a special focus on data generated by women"
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The role of voluntary carbon markets in clean cooking
- Modern Energy Cooking Services

"This report is part of a series of publications developed with the UKAid-funded Modern Energy Cooking Services programme, exploring voluntary carbon markets and clean cooking"
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Breaking Barriers: Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana Navigate the Digital Landscape
- BFA Global and Mastercard Foundation

In this report, BFA Global and Mastercard Foundation assess the impact of the Inclusive Digital Commerce (IDC) program in Ghana on the portfolio companies
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The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money
- GSMA and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

"The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023 looks at the growth of mobile money in a post-pandemic world. The report highlights what this has meant for mobile money providers (MMPs), agent networks and the millions of new and existing customers that embraced mobile money in 2022."
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Sector News
Financial Services
Letting the Consumer Speak: The Reality of Access to Finance in Guatemala
Immigration to the United States from Guatemala is motivated by a myriad of factors, including rising rates of local violence and climate-change induced impacts on agriculture, but the main accelerant is extreme poverty without prospects for economic mobility.....
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Doing Good by Doing Well: Women Banking Agents in India
As part of CGAP's Agent Networks at the Last Mile initiative, we explored the role of gender in developing rural agent networks in Bihar State, India, through the State Government's Bank Sakhi Program.....
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Five Opportunities for Funding Transparency in Financial Inclusion
Transparency around funding for financial inclusion is a critical building block for effective funder decision-making and coordination, and potentially for impact.....
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Inclusive Finance and Extreme Heat: How Small Loans and Parametric Insurance Can Help Vulnerable Populations Manage Through Deadly Heat Waves
Last year, temperatures were at an all-time high in India. CFI's Howard Miller highlights the negative impacts of extreme heat on households in India....
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Tackling Digital and Financial Exclusion: Women Vendors Raising Themselves Out of Poverty with Social Media Marketing
Women micro-entrepreneurs in Nairobi's informal settlements struggle to get online and access the credit they need.....
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Impact Investment
New Collaborative Aims To Boost Investment In Companies Creating Quality Jobs For The Very Poor
The numbers are pretty startling. About 8% of the global population lives in extreme poverty-meaning they work for less than $2.15 per day....
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The Intersection of Financial Inclusion and Gender during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Impact Investing
In this guest blog post, the authors discuss new research from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and how impact investors can use their privilege....
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Accelerating Systems Change: An Innovative Accelerator Shows How Funders Can Amplify Social Enterprises' Impact by Transforming Their Funding Model
There's a widespread consensus that the world is at a turning point, as we face a growing list of interrelated crises - from climate change and mass migration....
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Sustainable Agriculture
Gender-Transformative Business Models in Agriculture
Agricultural businesses have the power to advance gender equity by shifting harmful gender norms and closing gender gaps - not only in access to resources but also in agency and control over resources. ....
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Gender equality in farming could add $1 trillion to world economy
Eliminating discrimination against women in agriculture could increase the size of the world economy and reduce hunger....
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Improving Interactive Voice Response Technology for Dairy Farmers
Digital Green is enhancing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to provide timely and accurate information to dairy farmers in India on cattle care and nutrition.....
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Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. ....
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Livelihood
Meet the 'forest fishers' restoring mangroves and livelihoods in Mexico
Residents of the Mexican community of Costa de San Juan have restored more than 350 hectares (865 acres) of mangrove forest in the Alvarado Lagoon System in the Gulf of Mexico.....
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Understanding Local Markets Can Create Green Jobs and Improved Livelihoods in African Cities
The transition to a green economy offers the prospect of an improved environment and better livelihoods.....
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Climate Action
ITC to expand climate smart initiative to a million farmers
Diversified conglomerate ITC is scaling up its climate-smart agriculture initiative to support farmers facing weather-related challenges.....
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Gender Empowerment: How Carbon Finance & Investing in Climate Solutions Drives Positive Impact
With climate change having an outsize impact on women and girls, particularly those in developing countries, there must be a focus on the link between gender equity and climate as we consider climate solutions. ....
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Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions in Agriculture and Food Systems
As climate change accelerates, transforming agriculture and food systems to reduce emissions has become a global imperative....
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Charging Forward: Piloting a New Approach to Backup Power in Sub-Saharan Africa
How will the fusion of technology and innovation shape the future of energy in developing nations? As we inch closer to a world powered by renewable energy....
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Other
Six Principles for Businesses to Drive Sustainable Behaviour Change in Low-Income Communities
Discover the six principles that businesses can use to drive sustainable behaviour change in low-income communities. ....
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More than 60 business and civil society leaders recognize inequality as a systemic risk and lay out a roadmap for private sector action
Geneva, 3 May 2023: The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI), a cross-sector, multi-stakeholder coalition of leaders and their organizations convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development....
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A DIY Approach to M&E: Four Tips to Overcome the Complexities of Monitoring and Evaluation
Most social enterprises and non-profit organizations recognize that high-quality data and evidence can help them make better decisions, improve performance, attract more funding, and understand ....
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Global Movement for Gender-Equal Finance and Safe Water for Women

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FinEquity Workshop for FSPs: Designing for Women to Drive Business Growth (Offline Event in Mumbai, India)

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