“The import of 17 tons of potatoes means one hectare of arable land idle in the country and 7 jobs created abroad of which 4 would be fixed… This means that just with the potato imports, Mozambique exports approximately 20,000 direct jobs per year of which more than 12,000 would…
WIN is supporting partners working in the media sector to use interactive voice messaging to reach new audiences, through its partnership with Viamo. In March, the content for Escola do Agricultor went live, and is being accessed by up to 4,000 people per month. By calling 84321 from any feature…
In May 2021, WIN trained twenty-two members of IPSOS’s management and technical teams over two half day sessions in Gender awareness and Unconscious bias. The training was very well received and feedback was excellent, as always provoking a great deal of reflections, different perspectives and constructive dialogue around what can…
By TechnoServe TechnoServe’s WIN program worked with the Mozambican government to revise a life skills curriculum that will help young people — and women in particular — access jobs and start their own businesses. Click here to read more.
WIN held a global webinar to reflect on the use of media to help empower women. The webinar was organized as a panel discussion between WIN team members and representatives of WIN media partners. Click here to read more, or to assist the entire webinar recording.
In Mozambique, women often face barriers that limit their ability to achieve financial independence. WIN’s role is to identify opportunities and barriers for women and find business partners with the incentive and ability to break down those barriers. Read the story here to see how Elsa…
This report aims to provide stakeholders in the fast moving consumer goods value chain with market intelligence on the impact of COVID19. It also provides some ideas and potential solutions that can be taken forward. WIN conducted quick surveys with informal traders in various markets in Maputo and Matola to…
This report provides a general overview of the financial agency model in Mozambique, including a comparision of the strengths and weaknesses of each actor’s management model and assessment of the attractiveness of the commission structure for the various types of agents (rural vs. urban; banking agent vs. non-banking/mobile). For more…
This report details how by recruiting women agents, financial institutions in Mozambique can reach untapped markets and grow market share and suggests that more effectively engaging womenin agency banking, starting with recruitment of women agents, makescommercial sense for financial institutions. For more details or to download the report, please…
Women IN Business (WIN) and FSDMoz have joined efforts to conduct a study with the goal of informing financial services actors and mobile money operators MNOs ) in Mozambique i) on the impacts of COVID 19 on the agents in their networks and ii) share potential solutions of how better…
