This video shows work to ensure pastoralists, especially women, get training in financial skills as part of a bundle of products that include a mobile wallet, savings products, and drought insurance. Empowering women financially means changing harmful norms, attitudes, and beliefs that hold women and girls back.
, the De-risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies project, also protects pastoralists against financial losses from natural disasters and the effects of climate change. The project¡¯s aim is to build financial resistance to climate shocks with a package of financial services, which include drought insurance and savings and digital accounts and better integrate pastoralists in value chains. The has earmarked $360.5 million for the project, which is expected to mobilize $572 million in private capital.