African Countries
Mrs Graça Machel is an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights. Through the Graça Machel Trust, she established Multiplying Faces Amplifying Voices, as a program that is committed to the empowerment of African women across different sectors such as finance, business, agriculture and Media. New Faces New Voices is the first pillar of Multiplying Faces Amplifying Voices to be established.
The empowerment of women is not only a developmental issue, but it is also very much an economic issue.”
“Those institutions that recognise the changes that are happening globally and take steps to make certain that they are participating in the next emerging market will more fully reap the economic benefits of their investment.”
Mrs Graça Machel
More About New Faces New VoicesWomen Transforming The Financial Sector
We believe that women have the potential to deliver a significant contribution to economic growth in Africa. To this end, we engage with decision-makers at national, regional, continental, and global levels to better harness women’s economic potential. Our research shows that if the financial and business sectors become more inclusive to women, the result will be a large-scale and fundamental shift in the business and financial landscape across Africa. African stakeholders must ensure that economic growth strategies include greater participation of women in decision-making, in the workforce, and as generators of economic wealth.
OUR PRESENCEOur Footprint
in Africa
NFNV Zimbabwe is amongst 16 country chapters on the continent. Our head office is in South Africa and chapters in Cameroon, Côte D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. African stakeholders must ensure that economic growth strategies include greater participation of women in decision-making, in the workforce, and as generators of economic wealth.
New Faces
New Voices
Zimbabwe
Chapter
New Faces New Voices Zimbabwean Chapter was registered as a Trust in 2016. It is the 16th New Faces New Voices Chapters on the African continent. NFNV’s mission is to drive financial inclusion of women by facilitating development and consumption of financial products and services.
Vision
We advocate for innovative investment in Zimbabwean women and supporting women to take centre stage whilst adding their value and influence in the financial sector and the wider economy.
Mission
To drive inclusive economic growth by advocating for the financial inclusion of Zimbabwean women through capacity building, the provision of better access to financial products, services, and promoting women in leadership positions within the financial sector.
HOW WE WORKWe advocate for investing differently in women to ensure that they take center-stage in the financial sector.
WE ENGAGE
with financial institutions and policymakers to remove obstacles that impede women’s advancement.
WE CONDUCT
research on women’s financial inclusion, entrepreneurial development, and contribution to African economies.
WE CONVENE
round-table discussions and dialogues with key stakeholders in the financial sector to advance women’s opportunities.
WE IDENTIFY
innovative financing models and vehicles to put more capital into the hands of women for development.
WE PROMOTE
women’s leadership and influence in strengthening financial systems at national, regional and global level.
NFNV Zimbabwe entered a strategic partnership with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to drive and monitor the National Financial Inclusion Strategy.
NFNV Zimbabwe collaborated with Old Mutual on dissemination of Financial Literacy Programme “Big Five, One Money” and CABS sponsored use of CABS Auditorium for NFNV roundtables
The Graca Machel Trust has adopted the roundtable model and upscaling with NFNV Zimbabwe technical support for use by other GMT NFNV, Women in Business, Agriculture, Women in Media through the Expert Leaders Group Forum of Women Deputy Governs in central banks across the African continent.
Key Milestones & Achievements
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe NFIS I included NFNV Zimbabwe as a partner for support on the Women’s and SME’s Desks and engaged and followed up with Banks on women friendly product design to enhance and innovate on internal initiatives
Developed and facilitated a roundtable model and innovated for 6 years by hosting in person and virtual flagship financial inclusion roundtables with the RBZ, Banks, Microfinanciers, Insurance Companies, Women’s organisations, Entrepreneurs, UN Agencies, Development Partners and Multilaterals.
NFNV Zimbabwe established alliances with women’s organisations to collaborate on addressing barriers to financial access.