The Core Challenge
Economic growth that excludes women, youth, or marginalized groups is neither sustainable nor fully competitive. Without a deliberate analysis of who participates, who benefits, and who bears the cost in a value chain, policies and investments risk reinforcing inequalities and missing out on a vast reservoir of talent, entrepreneurship, and market demand. This limits both social equity and economic potential.
Our Solution
We integrate a GESI lens at the very foundation of your economic strategy. Our analysis maps the distinct roles, constraints, and opportunities for different social groups across the value chain, transforming inclusion from a compliance requirement into a strategic lever for unlocking innovation, productivity, and resilience.
Why It Works for You
- Unlocks economic potential: Engages the full talent and consumer base.
- Sustainable impact: Inclusive design delivers stronger, lasting results.
- Donor-compliant: Aligns with SDGs and partner requirements.
- Social legitimacy: Builds broad support for reforms.
What We Deliver
- GESI value-chain mapping: Visualize participation and power dynamics across groups.
- Barriers & opportunities: Identify constraints and untapped inclusion potential.
- Actionable recommendations: Prioritized interventions for inclusive policies and programs.
- Monitoring framework: KPIs to track inclusion and impact.
Our Approach (The “How”)
- Diagnostic Integration: We layer GESI questions onto core diagnostic tools (surveys, interviews, focus groups) to gather sex-disaggregated and socially nuanced data.
- Intersectional Analysis: We examine how factors like gender, age, location, and ethnicity combine to create unique experiences of advantage or disadvantage within the economic system.
- Stakeholder Co-creation: We facilitate inclusive workshops with representatives from women’s groups, youth networks, and marginalized communities to validate findings and co-design solutions.
- Mainstreaming Strategy: We provide a practical roadmap for embedding GESI actions into each pillar of the overarching strategy, ensuring they are budgeted for and owned by implementing agencies.
