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Gender Equality
Toward green economy with climate and gender equality: 3 Kenyan social enterprises pave the way
The transition toward a green economy is deemed to be skewed if gender imbalance in economic participation still looms large. Women-led social entrepreneurial solutions are vital to addressing social and environmental challenges, particularly in underserved regions. Their inclusion in the… Read more-
epUpdate NewsletterepUpdate June 2022
In our June empowering people. Update, we celebrate some of our longstanding epN members. Award ceremonies and anniversaries highlight their… -
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epUpdate May 2022
In our May empowering people. Update, we feature our latest blog post explaining why menstrual education needs to be highlighted… -
ArticleIn conversation: Not having access to sanitary menstruation products can have a devastating impact on the lives of girls and young women in Uganda
Dirty. Impure. Contaminated. That is how girls and young women can be thought of in many underserved Ugandan communities when… -
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epUpdate April 2022
This April empowering people. Update brings some good and inspiring reading material: for example, our latest blogpost showing how a… -
ArticleepNetwork Social Enterprises Persevering with the COVID-19 Resilience Grant
Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc on communities around the world, we initiated a call for… -
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epUpdate March 2022
This March issue of the empowering people. Update is not only multilingual – with news features for our English, Spanish and… -
ArticleImpact knows no bounds – a joyous close to the epMentoring program
As the epMentoring program comes to an end, we look back at its impact in numbers: 12 months of a… -
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epUpdate February 2022
In our February empowering people. Update, we feature some of our epNetwork members who are operating in the water sector… -
NewsThe epScale Funding Call 2022
Promoting Women in the Green Economy We believe social enterprises can play a key role in tackling climate change. Often…