Lessons learnt during the visit:
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We have learned that a good way of designing and approaching a green product would be to start by researching and asking the target population, maybe doing a social impact study on green transition
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Microfinancing a minority group of population largely consists of building a trusting relationship within their community, based on mutual understanding and transparency
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To be able to fund woman entrepreneurs we do not need to design new financial products, but rather focus more on raising their accessibility to soft skills, creating non-financial services meant to support and increase soft and social skills, financial education, creating a support network, etc.
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Lowering your carbon footprint as well as working towards influencing a lesser impact on the environment requires many resources, raising awareness inside the company, as well as outside it
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The need to increase advocating for the rights of the more vulnerable groups of the rural population and stress the need of continuous rural development through education and investments.