PROJECT

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Project Number

603520

Primary Business Area

Other

Disclosure Date

Sep 6, 2019

Country

World Region

Region

Global

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

Estimated Total Budget Pending
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Nov 16, 2024

Project Estimated Start Date

Project Estimated Start Date Pending

Project Estimated End Date

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Project Description

IFC is engaging Village Capital to understand what aspects of the Village Capital's peer selection method enables the accelerator to have a relatively higher number of women entrepreneurs being supported and subsequently the development and dissemination of a framework that can be adopted by other accelerators. The project aims to achieve these objectives through the following components: 1. An analysis of Village Capital's past and ongoing programs to derive learnings on what makes Village Capital more successful at attracting and investing in women entrepreneurs than the average venture fund. 2. Applying the learnings from the analysis to conduct experimental programs to evaluate the impact of the interventions 3. Developing a toolkit that outlines the strategies to reduce the gender gaps

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