Gender Lens for Business Sense: The Rallying cry for GTAs
Key Insights
● Gender equality and inclusion are business drivers, not CSR add-ons.
● Forest Africa Zambia Ltd case.
● Gender-smart enterprises attract funding, enhance resilience, and foster biodiversity.
● Discussion emphasized measuring transformative change instead of mere participation counts.
● The “Rallying Cry” calls for gender-responsive investment pipelines and capacity
building for fund managers.
Watch the full webinar here
Webinar #5 in this exciting series Gender Lens for Business Sense, hosted by the Gender Transformative Research Methodologies (GTRM) community of practice, made the case for African women-led agribusinesses—often pioneering climate-resilient agriculture and community-driven solutions—yet systematically underfunded and side-lined. Despite driving economic growth and climate resilience, these entrepreneurs lack access to tailored capital, digital infrastructure, and platforms that recognize them as leaders rather than aid recipients
The session showcased The Rallying Cry (TRC), which works to shift investment dynamics and global narratives, enabling more women to lead profitable, sustainable agribusinesses and drive broader socio-environmental change. Speakers, including Frazer Handondo, Founder of Forest Africa Zambia, who has been working with the TRC, discussed how agribusinesses with practical guidance can integrate GESI into their operations, demonstrating how inclusivity drives business growth and resilience.