WEDGE TOOLS

WEDGE Tool Chart

Provides a summary description of the tools, who they are for, what they do and their intended objectives. 
Gender Sensative Value Chain Analysis Guide (GSVCA)

2009

The GSVCA guide takes an explicitly gendered approach and applies principles of participatory approaches to VCA. The GSVCA highlights the complex sociocultural and economic factors involved in value chains, for example: Large parts of the value chain, which are essential to upgrading, are ignored;  Enterprises are arbitrarily assumed to be mal- owned even when women and other family workers may be very important to their management and operation; Gender inequalities are often central to explaining why different parts of the chain are resistant to growth; and gender inequalities are often key causes of poverty for both women and men, and hence important in explaining how different parts of the chain interact. Factsheet
 

Organizing Promotional Events for Women Entrepreneurs: A Guide 'Month of the Woman Entrepreneur'

2007, Instructional Material, SEED/EMP, ILO

The MOWE Guide supports individuals or organizations that may want to promote and advocate for women entrepreneurs. It gives a practical approach on how to identify partners that are promoting women entrepreneurs to participate in a MOWE; develops the theme for the MOWE celebrations; selects activities and events to implement during the MOWE celebrations; budgets, plans and implements successful activities and events in the MOWE and evaluates the activities and events.
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Assessing the Enabling Environment for Women in Growth Enterprises (GOWEs): An AfDB/ILO Integrated Framework Assessment Guide

2007, Instructional Material, AfDB/ILO

This framework identifies the action that needs to be taken to create a more equitable enabling environment for the development and growth of women’s enterprises, including enterprises owned by women with disabilities. Assesses ten core and interlinked components of the business environment and presents the assessment in the form of an integrated framework. Factsheet 
 
FAMOS check guide and methods: female and male operated small enterprises : a gender-based service quality check for supporting small enterprises

2006, Instructional Manual, SEED/EMP, ILO

This tool to assist ILO partner organizations in promoting enterprise development among women in poverty who want to start or are already engaged in small-scale business. Contains training modules and exercises on entrepreneurship, the business environment, including marketing, production, services, finance, and support. Explains essential business and financial terms. Appends a Marketing Mix Board Game for the exploration of ideas and to increase participants’ knowledge. Factsheet
 
Improve Your Exhibiting Skills: A Training Guide (IYES)

2005, Instructional Material, SEED/EMP, ILO

Access to physical market infrastructure, as well as improving marketing knowledge, skills and attitudes are critical to enterprise development.  Trade fairs and exhibitions are a valuable BDS service for women's entrepreneurship development through MSEs, particularly for those in the informal economy. This guide has been developed to provide assistance in promoting the exhibition skills of women micro-entrepreneurs. Factsheet
GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise: Training Package and Resource Kit

2004, Instructional Material, SEED/EMP, ILO

This tool aims to assist ILO partner organizations in promoting enterprise development among women in poverty who want to start or are already engaged in small-scale business. The kit contains training modules and exercises on entrepreneurship, the business environment, including marketing, production, services, finance, and support. It explains essential business and financial terms. It includes a Marketing Mix Board Game for the exploration of ideas and to increase participants’ knowledge. Factsheet