
Case studies
Best practice examples of gender lens investing across themes, geographies and asset classes. For more JEDI-specific case studies, explore the JEDI Investing toolkit.
It Starts Within: ProCredit Bank’s Journey Toward Gender-Inclusive Financial Services
In light of deep-seated challenges and the barriers which women still face in to accessing credit and scaling their businesses, ProCredit Bank, in collaboration with GIZ under their develoPPP program, launched a transformative initiative - the #YoGeneroEquidad initiative, aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs across the country.
Under the initiative, ProCredit Bank started a journey towards gender equity, beginning with internal training, awareness and capacity building for staff.
How Gender Smart Business Practices Led to this Latin American EdTech’s Workforce Transformation
uPlanner is a Chilean edtech company offering innovative technological solutions that leverage artificial intelligence and big data to help public and private higher education institutions in Latin America optimise their internal processes and resources, to increase coverage, improve students’ educational experience, and reduce dropout rates. More broadly, uPlanner supports the transition of universities to online delivery, by providing them with the tools needed to improve their process and optimise their resources while ensuring a high quality student educational experience.
Symplifica (Acumen Latam Impact Ventures)
Symplifica facilitates the creation, signing, and contract management between a domestic worker and their employer, including registration of the domestic worker in social security programs. Through the platform, Symplifica has formalised more than 11,000 domestic workers throughout Colombia, +95% of which are women from low-income communities.
Ecoenterprises Partners III
Supporting biodiversity-based women-led and owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Latin America.