Gender Equity Grants: Helping Kenya’s Working Mothers Succeed
No woman should have to choose between caring for her children and pursuing a fulfilling career.
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This Woman Is Making Her Mark on Indonesia’s Coffee Industry
In the misty Gayo highlands of northern Sumatra, Ibu Rahmah is making her mark on Indonesia’s
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Reclaiming Home-Grown Grains in Senegal
After years of watching working mothers switch from feeding their children Senegalese grains to imported rice,
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Peru’s Coffeelands: Where Women are Taking Charge
Businesswoman. Farmer. Community leader. Mother. Most of us would struggle to be any one of those
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Laying the First Stones towards Gender Equity
As part of my role with Root Capital, I’m privileged to travel to remote areas in
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How this Peruvian Artisan is Running a Business on Her Own Terms
Fany Paty always wanted to run her own business. Like many entrepreneurs, Fany longed for a
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From 2 A.M. to Sundown: A Day in the Life of Carmen Blandón
For 52-year-old Carmen Blandón, her coffee farm is a business. And she’s the boss.
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Odds Stacked Against Her, This Woman is Rising to the Top of Her Game
Kenia Ubeda, general manager of UCCEI, a Root Capital client in Matagalpa, Nicaragua Kenia Ubeda never
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A Persistent Daughter Teaches Her Old School Dad New Tricks
Throughout our 15 years of lending to agricultural enterprises, we have found that women are often
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Women in Agriculture Trip to Colombia: Dispatch from the Field
Root Capital SVP Catherine Gill (center) with trip participants. Through this blog, we try to bring
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