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Participatory Product Design: Elevating End Stakeholder Voices to Create Better Financial Products for Women

Participatory Product Design: Elevating End Stakeholder Voices to Create Better Financial Products for Women

by Athena Global | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Financial Products/ Structures for DEI, Library, Publications

BIDUK’s Managing Director, Kaylene Alvarez, was proud to speak at a panel on Participatory Product Design at the KIVA and USAID Gender Equity + Financial Inclusion Forum (GEFI Forum) from March 15-17, 2022. There, Kaylene shared how BIDUK designs products and services...
Athena Issues RFP for Subcontractor to Develop Wizard-Tool and Learning Platform for Latin American Project

Athena Issues RFP for Subcontractor to Develop Wizard-Tool and Learning Platform for Latin American Project

by Athena Global | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Library, Publications

Athena Global is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) with the intention of issuing a single, fixed-price subcontract. This engagement aims to ultimately co-create (with Athena Global) a Wizard-style Tool and Learning Platform to increase access to finance, skills...
Investing in Women: Counting Versus Valuing

Investing in Women: Counting Versus Valuing

by Athena Global | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Indigo Phibbs, Publications

By Indigo Elliot Phibbs, BIDUK MEL Specialist Gender has long been a hot topic in impact investing. With a growing number of people using social and environmental lenses to inform their investment decisions, gender has taken centre stage in social considerations....
IPCC Report on Climate Change: Don’t Despair, Make Changes

IPCC Report on Climate Change: Don’t Despair, Make Changes

by Athena Global | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Climate and Environment, Resources

It’s very bad, but curbing emissions will help By Robert Hurst, Athena Global The recent IPCC Report on global heating didn’t provide a great deal of new information for anyone who has been paying attention so far, but it hit the news with some confusion. The...
The International Journey of an Impact Investor

The International Journey of an Impact Investor

by Athena Global | Aug 6, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Investment Vehicles, Videos

From Middle America to Nigeria to Thailand, Mexico and Indonesia, Ellen Fish makes her mark By Robert Hurst, Athena Global Advisors Recently I sat down for a talk with Brooklyn-based impact investor Ellen Fish. Ellen is the founder of R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, a venture...
3 Fundraising Principles for Business Owners

3 Fundraising Principles for Business Owners

by Athena Global | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Daniel Marantika, Resources

By Daniel Marantika, BIDUK Business Development Manager Personally, the topic of funding businesses fascinates me quite a lot. There is no shortage of materials that you can find online and in libraries about funding, about fundraising, and about corporate finance. It...
COVID in Indonesia and the United States

COVID in Indonesia and the United States

by Athena Global | Jul 30, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog, Robert Hurst

The Delta wave has been a monster in Indonesia, but seems to have just started receding under a semi-lockdown. By Robert Hurst, Athena Global Advisors, with help from the BIDUK Indonesia team. July 29, 2021 — Dewy Pratama*, living and working in Jakarta, has...
Where Girls Run the World: Stories From the World’s Largest Matrilineal Society

Where Girls Run the World: Stories From the World’s Largest Matrilineal Society

by Athena Global | Jul 14, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog

By Rey Fachry, BIDUK Program Officer Pop singer Beyoncé’s all-time hit “Run the World (Girls)” gives us an example of how the world would be if it were literally run by girls. However, one does not need to search too far to find this world as the place where it...
Exit Interviews: Learning Through a Client Feedback Loop

Exit Interviews: Learning Through a Client Feedback Loop

by Athena Global | Jun 30, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Indigo Phibbs, Publications, SME/SGB

By Indigo Elliott Phibbs, BIDUK Learning and Communication Specialist Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) has become a well-accepted standard in any impact-focused industry. It is the method used to track and benchmark your progress towards increased impacts...
A Confused Man’s Perspective on the Confusing Task of Being an Ally to Confusing Women

A Confused Man’s Perspective on the Confusing Task of Being an Ally to Confusing Women

by Athena Global | May 25, 2021 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

By Robert Hurst, Athena Global Hello, my name is Robert, and I am a man. A pretty confused man most of the time. If you suffer from Confused Man Syndrome, or know someone who does, especially in the realm of gender equity, read on. Below are four basic ideas that just...
Finding the Right Words: Indonesian Language

Finding the Right Words: Indonesian Language

by Athena Global | May 7, 2021 | BIDUK, Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Publications, Resources

By Reyhan Fachry, BIDUK Program Officer Ross: “What is Chandler Bing’s job?” Rachel: “Oh-oh-oh he’s a transpons—a transponster!” Monica: “That’s not even a word!” This scene is certainly one of the most memorable scenes from the American television sitcom...
Battle of the Abbreviations: SME vs. SGB

Battle of the Abbreviations: SME vs. SGB

by Athena Global | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Resources, SME/SGB

By Robert Hurst, Athena Global Is your business large enough to be considered Small? At Athena two very important abbreviations have been battling for supremacy, and finally one has come out on top. We’ve decided to use the term SGB (Small and Growing Business) rather...
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