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THE PROBLEM

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There is a global gender gap in terms of capital commitments and market challenges.

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Despite capital commitments being made towards gender, women entrepreneurs, particularly in rural areas, face a shortfall in accessing capital. The ~ $30 billion committed towards gender ultimately needs to flow to them at much smaller ticket sizes (~USD 1000).

 

At every layer of intermediation and absorption, the onward flow of capital is met with certain barriers:

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Financial Institutions need to guarantee strong returns but there are high risks

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Social Entrepreneurs do not have strong gender lens due to lack of market access

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Reaching Women Entrepreneurs in rural areas requires local partnerships

POWER OF GRANT CAPITAL TO CATALYZE CHANGE

Unleashing the Potential with Blended Capital

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The Stages of Blended Capital

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Introducing

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Empowering 100K rural women entrepreneurs with elevated income opportunities leveraging technology and market linkages by 2028

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GENDER FOCUSSED BLENDED FINANCE FACILITY

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Service
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TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE, MARKET LINKAGE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER

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RURAL WOMEN BUSINESSES

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RURAL CUSTOMERS & FAMILIES

FIF has pioneered $10 Mn She Leads Impact Fund -
A bespoke blended finance fund to unlock catalytic capital to advance women economic elevation   

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GLOBAL PARTNER

US 501c3 Foundation

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Global Philanthropy Funds

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CAPACITY BUILDING PARTNER

CSR compliant NGO

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Indian CSR & Philanthropy Funds

BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP IN ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR WOMEN
 
Combining incubation, innovative finance, and knowledge leadership to create a supportive ecosystem for rural women entrepreneurs
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How Does She Leads Impact Fund drive Impact?
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2028 SHE LEADS IMPACT FUND VISION

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$ 10 M

Raise towards in gender inclusive markets in rural areas

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100 K

Women Entrepreneurs

Income Elevated 

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$ 8 M

 Unlocked in Catalytic & Formal Finance by Women 

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$ 347 M

GMV Unlocked by Women Entrepreneur

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$ 58 M

Cumulative Income Earned by Women Entrepreneur

Between 2025 and 2028 the goal is to unlock catalytic funding for scaling up 100K women entrepreneurs

SLIF Achievement till 2024

She Leads Impact Impact Fund - Approach 

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35K+

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Rural Women Businesses

(Phygital Shops) &

Entrepreneur Network

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$ 140 Mn

Total Value of Products & Services Sold

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$ 23 Mn

Entrepreneur Income generated on the platform

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5000

1 Mn

100 Mn

Rural Villages

Reached

Rural Households

Reached

Solutions 

Delivered

ENABLING RURAL MARKET LINKAGES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY & DATA

Local community including women consumers, women entrepreneurs, women farmers and women owned MSMEs support demand generation and demand fulfilment through the robust tech platform. The tech platform provides the following benefits:

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INAUGURAL INITIATIVE OF THE FUND

She Leads Bharat stands as the inaugural triumph of the Fund's incubation efforts. Launched as the first initiative to be incubated, it has set a strong precedent for future projects. By 2024, She Leads Bharat with 3 flagship initiatives under its umbrella has achieved:

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35,000

Women farmers and entrepreneurs empowered

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100 M

Sustainable climate, finance & health solutions delivered

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 $ 23 M

Income generated for women entrepreneurs on the platform

© 2023 by Frontier Innovations Foundation. 

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