Her time is now
The economic case to support women is stronger than ever.
We know that if we support women to build their businesses they are more likely to use their earnings to support their family and community.
We also know that empowering women in business makes good economic sense: the World Economic Forum has said if policy-makers prioritised investments in women’s economic power, the global economy could grow an additional $10 trillion by 2030.
Now, with the growing cost of living in our region, women’s economic empowerment is vital. We need to make sure women can get more from their money, and find resilient ways to build their family’s future.
This tax time, you can support Good Return’s work to change the lives of women entrepreneurs. You’ll help us deliver the powerful combination of responsible finance and financial skills training to women.
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Lorraine is one of our newest coaches in Papua New Guinea. She is building the financial capability of the women in her local village - helping them to increase their savings and plan their household and business budgets. The women she works with are running many ‘wamumuk’ or ‘little businesses’, but are struggling to maximise and save profits. This means many cannot afford to send their children to school, and young people in the village are starting to get restless and violent. With more funding, Lorraine can teach more women so they can build their businesses with confidence, and grow their incomes for their families.
This boss lady on a bike is Ruth from the Philippines. She started her own business installing window glass and frames, with zero capital, riding around town on her bike to find customers. Alongside this business, Ruth does the cooking, cleaning and caring for her children and manages a small shop out the front of her home.
After 8 years running the business, Ruth is now feeling the pressure from the growing cost of materials, not to mention the increase cost of household items. She is learning to use Good Return’s My Money Tracker app so she can track her expenses and income and budget more effectively.
Samoeun was an experienced home gardener, but found herself struggling to build her family livelihood. Living with a disability meant she faced more barriers than others in turning her work into a business.
In Cambodia we have developed our financial capability curriculum to meet the needs of people living with disabilities. Samoeun completed our training course and learned the skills of saving and budgeting. Over time, she changed her spending patterns enough to buy a new greenhouse for her plants. She now has a thriving vegetable business. We want to help more people living with disabilities to reach their business goals.
