Green Alliance for Women’s Economic Security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

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About the workshop

The Green Alliance for Women’s Economic Security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) aims to economically empower young women through resilient, inclusive, and sustainable enterprises in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.

The inception workshop will serve as a platform to bring together project partners and experts to establish a shared understanding of project goals, finalize implementation strategies, and co-develop a conceptual GESI strategy for the initiative.

Objectives

• Present entrepreneurship development approaches for cross-learning purposes between partners.
• Co-develop a consolidated implementation and communications framework for the Green Alliance Challenge Fund to promote women’s entrepreneurship for economic security.
• Share successful case stories and business scaling strategies from partners to inform the design of a detailed impact pathway for the Green Alliance project.
• Share findings from the GESI assessment and co-create a conceptual GESI strategy tailored to the Green Alliance project.
• Co-create financial management plan for the project implementation.

Outcomes

• Clear understanding among partners regarding project implementation, financial compliances, communications, roles, responsibilities, and an agreed-upon strategy and framework for the Challenge Fund.
• A draft conceptual GESI strategy for the project and increased awareness of GESI and safeguarding principles, ensuring these are integrated in all project activities.

Background

The Green Alliance for Women’s Economic Security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) aims to economically empower young women through resilient, inclusive, and sustainable enterprises in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. This initiative aligns with strategic objectives to strengthen young women’s entrepreneurial capacities, increase awareness of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in business environments, and promote green enterprises to promote inclusive economic growth. The HKH region is critical due to its ecological and socio-economic significance. However, climate change, coupled with traditional gender roles and limited access to resources, restricts women’s participation in entrepreneurial activities. This project aims to address these challenges by building the capacity of young women entrepreneurs, creating a supportive ecosystem, and promoting cross-border collaborations.

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