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#17 How Women Benefit From PIDG Investments

8 March 2024

Whether it’s providing electric vehicles to women who otherwise have to walk massive distances to provide for their families, or increasing access to safe and adequate drinking water for rural communities, PIDG has a number of investments that directly impact and improve the lives of women. Across Africa and Asia, PIDG doesn’t just consider how women are impacted by its projects, it also strives to empower them.

In this International Women’s Day special edition of the podcast, hear about a number of projects that are impacting women on the ground, including Mobility for Africa, the KUDURA mini grid project in Kenya, and the Cambodia water portfolio. Hear from two of the women riding Mobility for Africa’s electric tricycles, or Hambas, as they explain how their lives have been benefited by the vehicles. And learn more about what it truly means to involve women in projects and investment decisions.

Tune in for a conversation with:

Sally Gichia, Asset Manager, East and Southern Africa at InfraCo Africa

Cristina Traini, Impact Manager at InfraCo Asia

Adefi Mtambo, Pepukai Group, Hamba rider

Regina Marekesa, Money Maker Group, Hamba rider

Your host is Marcel Klebba, Communications Manager at PIDG.

Find out more about PIDG’s approach to gender equality on our website, pidg.org.

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