News and Resources
This page collates resources for innovators looking to enter the Start Path Empodera Program.
Updates related to the pitch competition deadlines will be shared below.
Entrepreneurs seeking additional research on how to advance women's digital financial inclusion and overcome the gender digital divide may reference the resources below. For more information on examples of gender integration activities, please see the FAQs.
Eje21 (Pereira, Manizales y Armenia)
Information for Pitch Day
iNNpulsa Colombia
Start Path Empodera press release
Blu 4.0 - Blu Radio
Grant Application
Important Dates
General Information
Start Path Empodera Entrepreneur Announcement Webinar
Start Path Empodera Entrepreneur Announcement Webinar is available to view here
Start Path Empodera Program Announcement Webinar
Start Path Empodera Program Announcement Webinar is available to view here
Advancing Women's Digital Financial Inclusion
Advancing Women's Digital Financial Inclusion, Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion. (2020).
Pitch Competition Judging Criteria
Pitch Competition Judging Criteria - what the judges will be looking for
IFC Digital Finance Tools: Gender and Digital Financial Services
IFC Digital Finance Tools: Gender and Digital Financial Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC). (2016).
USAID Digital Strategy. Covid-19 and the Gender Digital Divide
USAID Digital Strategy. Covid-19 and the Gender Digital Divide, USAID. (2020).
Inclusive Technology: The Gender Digital Divide, Human Rights & Violence Against Women
Inclusive Technology: The Gender Digital Divide, Human Rights & Violence Against Women, United States Department of State. (2019).
Overall Competition Timeline
Cohort 1 Timeline
Cohort 1 Timeline - key dates and deadlines for applicants
Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures
Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures, International Telecommunications Union (ITU). (2019).
10 Lessons Learnt: Closing the Gender Gap in Internet Access and Use, Insights From the EQUALS Access Coalition
Financial Inclusion Report - 2018
Financial Inclusion Report - 2018, Banca de las Oportunidades & Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. (2018).
Connected Women: The Mobile Gender Gap Report
Connected Women: The Mobile Gender Gap Report, GSM Association. (2020).
Ministerio de Tecnologias de la Informacion y las Comunicaciones
Example pitch video
Guidance for Preparing your Pitch
correoconfidencial.com
El Heraldo (Barranquilla)
Bridging the Digital Gender Divide: Include, Upskill, Innovate
Bridging the Digital Gender Divide: Include, Upskill, Innovate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2018).