Glimpses of the Study Tour 2025.
I. Opening and Introduction
- WE Finance Code: Blue Sky Vision
- WE Finance Code: From Plan to Action to Impact
- Defining Learning Objectives
II. Optimizing National Coalition Effectiveness
This session explored the different actions undertaken by national coalitions to implement the Code, touching on the building blocks of developing the national WE Finance Code strategy & implementation plan (as articulated in the Code Charter); establishing Coalition’s operating procedures; identifying additional stakeholders to involve (govt., VC, angel etc.); establishing working groups/taskforces (data, CVP, high-growth entrepreneurs etc.); and importantly on moving beyond the building blocks to focus on the collective actions that National Coalitions are taking to better serve WMSMEs.
- COUNTRY CASE: Building an Effective National Coalition in Nigeria
- PANEL: Optimizing National Coalition Effectiveness
- SMALL GROUP I: Getting to Know Each Other
III. Recruiting and Engaging Signatories For Impact
This session shared successful strategies and processes for recruiting, onboarding and engaging FSPs as signatories of the WE Finance Code. A structured and strategic approach is crucial for building trust, ensuring long-term commitment, and equipping signatories with the tools needed to drive meaningful change.
- COUNTRY CASE: Creating a Compelling Value Proposition for Signatories
- PANEL: Recruiting and Engaging Signatories For Impact
IV. Incentivizing Action
In this session, we explored the incentives that encourage and enable FSP signatories to convert their signing the Code into taking action. We explored the role that Central Banks and development finance banks in particular are playing to drive individual and collective FSP action in serving WMSMEs.
- COUNTRY CASE: Ukraine Advancing Women Entrepreneurs in Times of Crisis
- PANEL: Incentivizing Impact
- SMALL GROUP II: Troubleshooting for Action and Impact
V. Emerging Practices from Data Collection Efforts Across Countries
This session explored how countries implementing the WE Finance Code are advancing their data collection efforts, sharing emerging best practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches.
- FSP USE CASE: Becoming a Gender Data Driven Organization in the Dominican Republic
- COUNTRY CASE: WE Finance Code National Data Dashboards in Mongolia
- PANEL: Emerging Practices from Data Collection Efforts Across Countries
VI. World Café: WE Finance Code Tools
- WE Finance Code Tools: Overview
- World Café: WE Finance Code Tools
WE Finance Code Study tour 2024
UK Study Tour 2024
London – June 6,The WE Finance Code anchors from multiple countries joined an immersive one-day study tour to learn from the experience of the UK’s Investing in Women Code, in place since 2019 and an inspiration for the global WE Finance Code.
Since the Investing in Women Code was launched, the UK has seen a three-fold increase in the number of women starting a business each year from 50,000 to 150,000. Aggregate data is reported annually and promotes conversation and action among stakeholders. For example, the most recent report shows that while there is no credit rationing between male and female entrepreneurs, women are asking for lower loan amounts, prompting Code signatory and Alliance member NatWest to pilot an ‘ask for more’ campaign to get women to do just that.
The UK Study Tour was part of a learning program facilitated by the Alliance on behalf of WE-FI to support the successful implementation of the WE Finance Code globally.