(a)
Pay special attention to women’s needs when disseminating market,
trade and resource information and provide appropriate training in
these fields;
(b)
Encourage community economic development strategies that build on
partnerships among Governments, and encourage members of civil society
to create jobs and address the social circumstances of individuals,
families and communities.
169. By multilateral funders and regional development banks, as well as
bilateral and private funding agencies, at the international, regional and
subregional levels:
(a)
Review, where necessary reformulate, and implement policies,
programmes and projects, to ensure that a higher proportion of
resources reach women in rural and remote areas;
(b)
Develop flexible funding arrangements to finance intermediary
institutions that target women’s economic activities, and promote
self-sufficiency and increased capacity in and profitability of
women’s economic enterprises;
(c)
Develop strategies to consolidate and strengthen their assistance to
the micro, small and medium-scale enterprise sector, in order to
enhance the opportunities for women to participate fully and equally
and work together to coordinate and enhance the effectiveness of this
sector, drawing upon expertise and financial resources from within
their own organizations as well as from bilateral agencies,
Governments and non-governmental organizations.
170. By international, multilateral and bilateral development cooperation
organizations:
Support, through the provision of capital and/or resources, financial
institutions that serve low-income, small and micro-scale women
entrepreneurs and producers in both the formal and informal sectors.
171. By Governments and/or multilateral financial institutions:
Review rules and procedures of formal national and international
financial institutions that obstruct replication of the Grameen Bank
prototype, which provides credit facilities to rural women.
172. By international organizations:
Provide adequate support for programmes and projects designed to
promote sustainable and productive entrepreneurial activities among
women, in particular the disadvantaged.
Strategic objective F.3.
Provide business services, training and
access to markets, information and
technology, particularly to low-income
women
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