Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Fund Announces $122 Million in Progress and Partnerships

Launched in February 2019, the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative is the first-ever whole-of-government effort to advance global women’s economic empowerment. W-GDP seeks to reach 50 million women in the developing world by 2025 through focusing on three pillars: women prospering in the workforce, women succeeding as entrepreneurs, and women enabled in the economy. In its first year, W-GDP reached 12 million women through a series of U.S. government activities, public-private partnerships, and the innovative W-GDP Fund.

NEW W-GDP Fund Programs and Partnerships Announced:

In August 2020, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick, joined by Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, National Security Advisor Ambassador Robert O’Brien and Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues Kelley Currie, announced $122 million in W-GDP Fund progress and partnerships including:

• $2 million: Women Empowered in Recycling and Waste Management
  Supports women working throughout the waste recycling value chain – from waste collectors to women business leaders – to strengthen women’s economic empowerment throughout USAID’s global flagship program to combat ocean plastic pollution.

Read the full W-GDP Factsheet here.