[This is a webinar recording from 12 April 2023.]

To drive scalable, sector-wide impact that leads to gender transformative outcomes in financial inclusion and resilience for migrants and their families, particularly migrant women and women recipients, UNCDF has established the Gender Collaborative for Remittances (Gender Colab). This Gender Colab connects key stakeholders in the remittance sector to share insights and experiences on remittance policy, research, and innovation, targeting and/or prioritising migrant women and recipients.

This webinar—the first in a multi-part series under the Gender Colab in 2023— focuses on understanding the gendered experience within South-South migration and remittances as experienced within Africa. About 70 per cent of people migrating from Africa are moving within the African region. We explore the experience of migrant women remittance senders and women remittance recipients as African customers, gaining a deeper understanding of who they are as a customer group. Determinants of South-South migration within and from or to African countries, the socio-economic dimensions (networks, income, gender, seasonal movement, etc.), and the impact of the global crises, i.e., the COVID pandemic, on remittance trends associated with South-South migration within Africa are discussed. By sharing our learnings, we can discover new insights towards migrant-centric and gender-smart improvements in financial inclusion for migrant women and women recipients.

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