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]

• Rebuilding Nations: Women Entrepreneurs in Post-Conflict Societies (August 2007) [PDF]

Afghanistan

• Afghan Women Entrepreneurs: At the Crossroads Between Globalisation and Local Traditions [PDF]

Bosnia

• Overcoming Obstacles: How Women are Rebuilding Bosnia [PDF]

Iraq

• Capacity Building for Women in Business: The Example of Iraq [PDF]

Tajikistan

• Women's Economic Empowerment in Post-Conflict Tajikistan: Bonuvoni Novovar (Women Innovators) [PDF]