Toolkit type: External resources

Framework for assessing the enabling environment for women entrepreneurs. Covers legal/regulatory framework, policy environment, financing, business support services, and market access. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Policy guidance on promoting decent work and productive employment for rural women. Covers climate adaptation, indigenous women, and labour rights. Essential for rural energy access programs. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Comprehensive Women’s Entrepreneurship Development framework covering 6 framework conditions and 17 sub-conditions for creating favorable environment for women entrepreneurs. Includes global trainer network, certification process, and sustainability strategy. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Groundbreaking practical guide for mainstreaming gender in value chain analysis. Provides framework, methodology, checklists, and diagram tools usable at all levels (policy makers to women who cannot read/write). Used in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka projects. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Comprehensive toolkit collection including GET Ahead and Making the Strongest Links. Covers training, value chain analysis, market access, and business development from gender perspective. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Structured modular training with practical learning-by-doing exercises. Highlights entrepreneurial skills from gender perspective. Addresses practical and strategic needs of low-income women in individual, family or group businesses. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Comprehensive gender-responsive training program for women with basic literacy. Includes peer learning, hands-on activities, business plan development, and post-training coaching. Used in 30+ countries, helped 500,000+ women. Modules cover business basics plus gender norms, household demands, networking, mobility. Organisation: International Labour Organization

Documents women’s knowledge and capacity-building for climate adaptation among female entrepreneurs. Integrates value chain approach addressing livelihoods and climate resilience. Critical for energy/climate projects. Organisation: International Center for Research on Women

Explores how U.S. government can make effective WEE investments. Goes beyond earnings to address agency and decision-making over economic resources and institutions. Organization: International Center for Research on Women

Fundamental resource providing clear WEE definitions, a measurement framework to guide program design/implementation/evaluation, and illustrative indicators. Essential for practitioners designing measurable interventions. Organizations: International Center for Research on Women