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Gender Inclusion in PEPZ Programme
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Gender Inclusion in PEPZ Programme

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What were the main roadblocks faced by women entrepreneurs that PEPZ's support helped overcome?

  • Shortage of skilled workforce, insufficient technology, poor market research, and lack of innovation
  • Inadequate government regulations, lack of infrastructure, high taxes, and low consumer demand
  • Lack of access to technical expertise, facilitation of business linkages, in-house capacity, and capital (correct)
  • Limited marketing strategies, high competition, lack of business ethics, and low customer satisfaction
  • What was the primary focus of capacity building for women entrepreneurs in previous years of PEPZ?

  • Enhancing employee training and promoting gender inclusivity
  • Increasing in-house capacity and access to technical expertise (correct)
  • Addressing financing gaps and expanding business operations
  • Facilitating business linkages and improving market research
  • Why were no specific gender targets set in recent grants provided by PEPZ?

  • Insufficient funding for gender-focused initiatives
  • Lack of interest from female entrepreneurs
  • Lack of awareness about the importance of gender inclusivity
  • Ambitious due to systemic underlying gender issues in the business environment (correct)
  • What was a key recommendation for future DFID programming based on the lessons learned from PEPZ?

    <p>Incorporate Women’s Economic Empowerment as a primary objective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What external beneficiaries received training efforts through recent grants from PEPZ?

    <p>SHFs, agro-dealers, goat breeders, crafts producers, and others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was Women’s Economic Empowerment considered a paramount objective for private sector development programs?

    <p>To address systemic gender issues within the target sectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reason behind not setting gender targets for recent grants provided by PEPZ?

    <p>'Targets would have been too ambitious due to systemic underlying gender issues'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main focus of recent grants provided by PEPZ?

    <p>'Addressing financing gap'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were capacity building and access to technical expertise a larger focus in previous years of PEPZ?

    <p>'To overcome systemic roadblocks'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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