We focus on four critical metrics that guide our work and drive sustainable change.
Income uplift
Increase in monthly net profit 93%
Business resilience
Enterprises still operational after training ends
Personal financial resilience
Women able to withstand a financial shock
Equal decision making
Women able to make decisions at home
Women double their incomes.
With 10% of women worldwide trapped below the poverty line, a consistent, sustainable income is life changing. Women will double net enterprise income in our programmes – although, in regions affected by conflict or disaster, the increase may be lower.
Our approach works because it tackles the barriers preventing women from succeeding as entrepreneurs. Our programmes are delivered by business trainers with an in-depth understanding both challenges facing disadvantaged communities and local markets and value chains.
Income uplift means women can buy healthier food, afford better healthcare and send their children to school. They can afford safe, secure housing, help with community projects and even save for emergencies.
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Women-led businesses are still going, well after their training concludes.
For the women we work with, formal employment opportunities are scarce. When their businesses fail, families lose their only source of income, children drop out of school, and entire communities suffer.
But for the women working with Hand in Hand, business training, credit, market and materials access mean more businesses succeed. That doesn’t just mean a stronger local economy, but more security, dignity and independence, too.
By teaching women the skills they need to run their own businesses, Hand in Hand puts sustainability at the core of its work. 93% of our members said their businesses were still running after the end of their programme.
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Women will be just as prepared as anyone else to cope with a financial emergency
Unexpected bills for medical treatment, urgent housing repairs or to feed your family during a bad harvest can be catastrophic for a family without savings. It can mean going hungry, losing your home or even death.
But for the women with little or no savings working with Hand in Hand, they will be just as prepared as anyone else to cope with a financial emergency by the time they graduate from their programme. Our goal is for participants to meet their country average for financial resilience as measured by the World Bank.
That doesn’t just mean less poverty, but less suffering and insecurity, too.
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Women’s voices matter.
On average, in the places we work, fewer than half of women have the power to participate in decisions that affect them – such as household purchases, family visits and healthcare. Rigid gender norms confine women to domestic labour and childcare put pressure on mento be the sole breadwinners.
But for those working with Hand in Hand, two out of three women have the power to make decisions about the things that affect their lives.
By building gender equity with men and communities, attitudes evolve. Husbands see wives as equal partners contributing to family prosperity, meaning that women can invest in their family’s best interests, shaping the future they want.
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8 CEOs and 8 independent boards in 8 countries to maximise scalable, long-term impact. And that’s just the start.
8 CEOs
8 independent boards
8 countries
Our magic-4 metrics align with the SDGs
Explore the evidence that proves we’re equipping women to win long term.
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