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GLF Live: How does the W+ standard make climate finance work for women?
Despite their enormous potential to produce and scale up solutions for climate change, food insecurity and poverty, women’s groups often still lack the resources and recognition they need to succeed. Seeing this, Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director at Women...
Revealing women’s potential
W+ Standard quantifies women’s empowerment and channels funds directly to women
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Women’s empowerment is measured in six vital areas
Time savings, Income & Assets, Health, Leadership, Education & Knowledge and Food Security
“A lot has changed with the time I saved using biogas. I can still look after the household but also go to trainings; I used to be known as someone’s wife but now they know me by my name” –Nima Dolma Lama, Nepal. .
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“One of the most valuable aspects of the W+ certification for Pula is that the assessment was done by a 3rd party, based on a methodology and standard, which assures the quality and accuracy of the results and generates value for the Pula brand as a leading organisation supporting women’s development. We believe this will help us unlock new partnerships, capital and support for our business and impact objectives.” –Rose Goslinga, President and Co-Founder of Pula Advisors.
The number of women’s lives improved as measured and valued by the W+ Standard
“With the money received from the sale of W+ units, women can decide themselves how to use it. They invest mostly in vegetable farming. Other women’s groups purchase small livestock or put money into their revolving funds”
–Dibya Gurung, Nepal.
The W+ Standard measures women’s empowerment across multiple SDGs
In 2016, the UNFCCC honored the W+ Standard with the Momentum for Change Women for Results Award, recognizing it as an innovative results-based financing approach for women’s empowerment.
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