Promoting Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) (Phase II)

The objectives are to empower women, reduce poverty and promote gender equality through promoting women’s enterprises. WEDGE has adopted a three-pronged strategy: it promotes knowledge about women’s entrepreneurship; it supports voice and representation for women entrepreneurs; and has developed a variety of services targeted at women entrepreneurs and their service providers. The three strategies are inter-connected: knowledge feeds into advocacy campaigns and the provision of support services; advocacy depends on up-to-date knowledge and informs the need for new services; and services must be based on what women entrepreneurs want and need.

Project symbol

INT/04/64/IRL

Admin unit

EMP/SEED

Start date

01/12/2004

End date

31/07/2008

Total allocation

4122046

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

4122046

Development Partners

Ireland, Irish Aid

Country/Countries

Inter-Regional

Outcomes

Increase constituents’ and other org’s capacity to develop policies/regulations that generate more and better jobs in enterprises and cooperatives