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...
by Athena Global | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Ramona Ridolfi
By Ramona Ridolfi, BIDUK Program Manager The topic of reducing gender bias in recruitment processes is not new. In fact, we’ve been hearing about it for the past decade. There are articles full of tips for recruiting a diverse team, having a balanced panel of...
by Athena Global | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog, Danielle Givens, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Paternity Leave, Publications
By Danielle Givens, Head of Operations Coming from the non-profit sector and having worked with various organizations that focus on maternal and child survival internationally, it has been eye-opening to see how their staffs are actually treated when it comes to...
by Athena Global | Mar 15, 2021 | Author, Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Gender Lens Investing, Library, Paternity Leave, Publications, Resources, Robert Hurst
By Robert Hurst Evidence requires little introduction, so let’s jump right in. Paternity leave leads to stronger bonds between father and child. Measuring the level of closeness between two people is, of course, a tricky, perhaps impossible task. But kids whose...
by Athena Global | Mar 10, 2021 | Author, Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Kaylene Alvarez, Paternity Leave
By Kaylene Alvarez, Founder and CEO of Athena Global We now understand that paternity leave has many positive impacts on individuals, families and society. For example, we know paternity leave promotes stronger bonds between father and child, at a time when forming...
by Athena Global | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Ramona Ridolfi, SME/SGB, Videos
By Ramona Ridolfi, Program Manager, BIDUK Happy International Women’s Day! While the world turns its attention to women and girls, reflecting on the struggle for greater gender equality, we’d like to celebrate Dian Onno Wulandari, a social innovator, COO and...
by Athena Global | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
Athena Global is the implementing partner of BIDUK, a prototype debt fund supplying capital to SGBs in Indonesia. BIDUK (Berinvestasti Dalam Usaha untuk Kemajuan or Investing in Business for Progress) delivers lending products that are custom-tailored to meet the...
by Athena | Feb 6, 2021 | Blog, Financial Products/ Structures for DEI, Gender Lens Investing, Investment Vehicles, Kaylene Alvarez, Publications, Resources
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO So, what is a bond then? In many ways it’s similar to a loan that you or I might get from a bank, or from our Uncle Harry. According to Investopedia, a bond is a: “fixed income investment in which an...
by Athena | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Financial Products/ Structures for DEI, Kaylene Alvarez, Publications, Resources, SME/SGB
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO Editor’s note: This is the second in a series by Grameen Foundation on what it takes for institutions that provide microfinance services to go digital. You can read the first post here. The speed and convenience...
by Athena | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO The concept for this blog came out of a session I facilitated in 2018 at the Gender Smart Summit called “Gender Bonds: What comes next?” During this session, we got to hear from 3 world-class rock stars working to...
by Athena | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Kaylene Alvarez
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO One of the hurdles to effective, large scale gender bonds is what I call the “size/impact paradigm.” Historically, some of the “social” bonds that have been issued aimed at mid-size (US$1M) and retail (people...
