Over the last three years, Criterion has worked to prove that finance can be a tool to address gender-based violence. These Roadmaps provide guidance on where we see the most significant opportunities and what needs to be done to advance those opportunities. This is not a comprehensive solution to address gender-based violence. Finance is but one tool in the broader work of ending violence. We seek to identify opportunities where engaging systems of finance can fit into the broader landscape of violence prevention and response efforts.
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The Tipping Point Our world has been turned upside down. In a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the rhythms of our lives and caused vast human suffering – physical, social, economic, spiritual.
By Catherine Poulton, UNICEF, and Tia Subramanian, Criterion Institute Criterion Institute and UNICEF have partnered to create a due diligence tool for investors to identify and mitigate the investment risks gender-based violence poses.
In this podcast episode, SheEO Founder Vicki Saunders sits down with Joy Anderson to talk about what’s broken with the current VC funding model,
“I love your materials!” That is a direct quote from Marlene Kroeker on a call with Criterion Institute via Zoom last week.
Like many small urban churches, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton, New Jersey, punches way above its weight.
Why make small loans then, when it is so much more satisfying and often easier to give outright and to serve directly? Why get involved with businesses at all?
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