Gender-Oriented Entrepreneurship Promotion.

Tools manual.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

January, 2003.

This manual provides strategies, concrete instruments, and practical examples, to help professionals in the field realize a more gender-balanced approach when implementing micro and small enterprise promotion programs.

The manual is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the strategies and tools of the WEP project cycle: planning, implementing and monitoring. Planning involves the assessment of the current situation and the future development of key factors. Implementation focuses on the adaptation of the program design to meet women’s specific needs. Monitoring is the last step in the project cycle and is the systematic observation and, if necessary, correction of the implementation progress.

The second part of the manual presents concrete worksheets and forms for practitioners who want to use the tools presented in Part I. Due to the complexity of the topic and the diversity of programs, this manual cannot provide a worksheet or form for every situation. It does discuss useful and replicable ideas, approaches, and instruments for the promotion of women entrepreneurs.

English.

PDF file.

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