EmpowerHER Research Team
ACE Advisors
Women produce 60-80% of food in sub-Saharan Africa, yet receive less than 10% of climate adaptation finance. Correcting this is both a justice imperative and an efficiency argument.
The 2023 UN Women report on climate and gender found that women smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa are 14% more likely to adopt sustainable farming practices than their male counterparts when given equivalent access to information and inputs. Yet they receive a fraction of climate finance.
EmpowerHER Research Team
ACE Advisors
Despite growing evidence that gender-diverse businesses outperform peers, women-led enterprises in Africa receive less than 3% of venture capital. We examine why — and what it will take to change.
Dr. Aisha Mohammed
February 10, 2026
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Getting women online is necessary but not sufficient. The real transformation happens when women move from consumers of digital platforms to owners of them.
Amara Diallo
January 28, 2026