Institution: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Type of Material: Training Manual/Guide
Year of Publication: 2009
Focal Area: Economic Empowerment
Description:
This guide offers an overview of gender issues for rural finance practitioners. By focusing on rural microfinance (defined as “all financial services that are accessible to poor and low-income rural households and individuals”), it highlights questions that should be asked and addressed by gender mainstreaming in this area. The guide’s intended users include the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD); country programme managers and staff; technical partners; microfinance institutions; gender practitioners who work in rural microfinance; and academic researchers in the fields of gender and microfinance.
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