The GTA Loop

Gender Transformative Approach

For who ?

The target groups include entrepreneurs as well as other actors realising the SME Loop implementation (i.e., SME Loop Country Partners, Private Sector Partners, Trainers, and Coaches). This collective grouping of actors we refer to as SME Loop Practitioners.

The Gender Transformative SME Loop offers guidelines which support getting orientated and developing a transformative trajectory with respect to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.

What is the purpose ?

The Gender transformative SME Loop helps SME Loop practitioners and participants begin to take initial steps that support :
– Actively examining, questioning, and changing rigid gender norms and imbalances of power through encouraging critical awareness among men and women of gender roles and norms
– Promoting the position of women and the value of gender equality for everyone
– Challenging the distribution of resources and allocation of duties between men and women
– Addressing the power relationships between women and others in the community

The Gender Transformative SME loop creates the environment that serves as a catalyst for influencing the social order and underlying factors that give rise to disparities among men and women. So doing the combination of SME Loop with a gender transformative lens aims prepare the ground for wider change that can be set in motion way beyond the formal implementation timelines of the SME Loop.

The tools, complementary with existing SME Loop

If you want more information or are interested in implementing the GTA Loop in your country, please reach out to the Association.

More documentation on the GTA Loop remains available here.