Gender Tools and Resources

Women's Entrepreneurship in Conflict-Affected Societies

IFC promotes women in business also in conflict-affected societies, recognizing that women's entrepreneurship is often crucial for the effective reconstruction and sustainable development of fragile economies.

Global

Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs in Conflict-Affected Countries (April 2008) (PDF, 329kb)

Rebuilding Nations: Women Entrepreneurs in Post-Conflict Societies (August 2007) (PDF, 555kb)

Afghanistan

Afghan Women Entrepreneurs: At the Crossroads Between Globalisation and Local Traditions (PDF, 84kb)

Bosnia

Overcoming Obstacles: How Women are Rebuilding Bosnia (PDF)

Iraq

Capacity Building for Women in Business: The Example of Iraq (PDF, 1.27mb)

Tajikistan

Women's Economic Empowerment in Post-Conflict Tajikistan: Bonuvoni Novovar (Women Innovators) (PDF, 246kb)