WDFI Advocacy Hub in Ethiopia organized a workshop that highlighted the latest findings in Digital Financial Inclusion.

Working together, we can act to pave the way for digital financial capability. As more and more of the world embraces digital finance as the future, we must make sure that women are not left behind, but rather build trust in and benefit from the opportunities they provide.

Access to finance in Ethiopia has increased over the years, largely driven by financial institution accounts. Yet, women remain largely excluded from the financial sector, with certain gaps widening over time. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2022 and other sources to assess the financial inclusion landscape in Ethiopia and presents both high-level and specific actions to take into consideration.

UNCDF is excited to announce new members of the WDFI Advocacy Hub Ethiopia Coalition. As of June 2023, our membership consists of 26 diverse organisations from different sectors of society.

The WDFI Advocacy Hub commemorated its first anniversary in Addis Ababa with a variety of engagements.

The first webinar in this series delved into the transformative potential of digital financial services in empowering women and driving gender equality. With a range of speakers, the webinar explored the challenges faced by women in accessing financial services and the immense opportunities that digital financial inclusion can bring.

Access to and use of digital financial services in Tanzania has increased over the past decade. But despite this progress, women remain under-served by the financial system. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2021 and other sources then presents recommendations for increasing financial inclusion in Tanzania.

Find out how the WDFI Advocacy Hub is creating an environment where women can make an informed choice on their financial future and lift their communities and national economies in Ethiopia.

As new and underserved groups start using Digital Financial Services (DFS), each sector plays a vital role in creating a web of inclusion, accountability and protection.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

UNCDF and Flutterwave join forces to ensure women's voices are included during the policymaking process on digital financial services. In June 2021, our CEMAC advisory panel shared 23 proposals for accelerating women’s financial inclusion with regulators and public decision-makers in the region. Read the full report here.

The WDFI Advocacy Hub launched June 9, 2022, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Join us in welcoming the member oganisations of the newly founded local Coalition.

The Ethiopia Coalition launched June 9, 2022, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This will mark the official beginning of WDFI Advocacy Hub activities in the region. 

For World's Consumer Rights Day 2022, UNCDF convened civil society representatives from Gabon and Nigeria and a regulator from Sierra Leone to share their views on how digital financial services can better serve their purpose and why a gender lens matters for Financial Consumer Protection.

UNCDF is calling for Ethiopian civil society and private sector organisations to join a local coalition to help increase women’s digital and financial inclusion.

How can we develop inclusive digital financial services in the CEMAC region, where more than one in three women are excluded from formal financial services? And what role do policymakers play in ensuring service meet women's needs?

Women in the CEMAC region are still largely excluded from the formal financial sector. In June 2021, our CEMAC advisory panel shared 23 proposals for accelerating women’s financial inclusion with regulators and public decision-makers in the region. Now they are collaborating to turn these recommendations into changes to policy and regulation.

CEMAC panelists Annick Raissa SUMO DOGUEN and Marie Elise PIDJOU KAMGA DOMBISSI share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.

CEMAC panelists Mohamadou BADIAGA and Josiane Sylvie MBAKOP NOUKEU share their perspective on women's financial inclusion and consumer protection.