Economic independence protects women from violence and gives young people a stake in peace. PPI trains groups in village savings and loaning (VSLA), provides business start-up kits, and links beneficiaries to financial institutions offering gender-financing programmes, strengthening saving cultures, enabling members to extend soft loans to one another, and opening doors to capital.

What this looks like on the ground

Linkages to financial institutions and gender-financing programmes

Village savings and loan association (VSLA) training

Business start-up kits for women’s and girls’ groups