Rapid Gender Analysis VSLA in Emergencies Group Investment Phase

Publication Date: 2024/08/17

Since (2020), CARE Türkiye has supported community members in Northwest Syria, predominantly women, through VSLAs to facilitate women’s access to finance, support their economic empowerment, build resilience and social and economic solidarity. To enhance the sustainability of VSLA groups in Northwest (NW) Syria, CARE launched the new investment approach in December 2023. The collective investment supported 39 VSLA groups out of 98 groups consisting of 720 members (627 women) to engage in group investment to expand their business activities and income. To understand the gendered dimension of the investment approach to assess gender power dynamics, community perceptions, constraints, opportunities, and needs, CARE conducted its Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) in May 2024. The RGA targeted VSLA members in the collective investment activities and VSLAs who have not yet been targeted in the activities to assess the different outcomes among the two groups. Seventy-four female respondents participated in the Focus Group Discussions and interviews.