Support for entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises is vital to stimulate jobs and to encourage self-employment in developing countries where labour markets are often unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers, including youth.
National HIV prevention programs in Tanzania, Zambia, and Botswana must effectively address the infection rate among childbearing women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Women-owned enterprises tend to concentrate near the lower end of the productivity and growth scale in sub-Saharan Africa. This project will provide credible evidence to inform policies to address this challenge and to promote inclusive growth.