Women IN Business (WIN) Programme 2019-2022

The first phase of WIN is assessed to have been successful with the program reaching 512,295 low-income women, and helping to economically empower at least 42,050 low-income women. This is illustrated by the achievement of all Key indicators set for the program. Some examples of results achieved include: • WIN was one of the first development programs to combine a focus on WEE and MSD thereby contributing to a changing narrative on gender in Mozambique. • Organizations have been keen to partner with WIN due to its ability to frame WEE in a way that is relevant to partners own incentives and capabilities. • WIN impacted the market system level, through its individual partnerships and market-level actions (gender toolkit, workshops, sector & MSD convenings, learning agenda, Deloitte). The Gender toolkit produced by the program impacted the development community outside of Mozambique. • WIN forged strategic alliances with 40 partners, bringing expertise in gender responsiveness and WEE. The reception towards, and quality of conversation around, womens empowerment is maturing among women entrepreneurs, the private sector and verticals from media actors to FS institutions and distributors. • Underlying developments around gender responsiveness in the Mozambican market is a strong collaboration between public actors and donors, of which WIN is a core part (MSD Network, FSD Moz, BRILHO