Throughout the project, special attention was paid to women in the financial sector and other minorities to promote wider inclusion across activities. Beyond mainstreaming GESI throughout project activities, the project has also helped PIR Board of Directors reflect on gender inclusivity within the financial sector, leading them to actively promote the participation of women in its own Board of Directors.
The project also created the MIC Network, bringing together women in finance passionate about the climate. The network holds regular meetings to discuss issues around gender, women’s societal role, and climate activism – exploring how climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable women.
During MIC Network events, women learnt from each other’s experiences, shedding light on the reality of women in the Peruvian Amazon who work in forest conservation and the difficulties they face.
Overall, these meetings allowed women to create a safe space to talk openly about their experiences and challenges. It also linked women working in finance with the issue of climate change, integrating the two worlds.
Synergies have also been generated with other organisations, allowing PIR to expand the project’s scope and impact to reach more diverse groups – such as the network Amazonía Que Late for the work of the Women's Network, and an alliance with the right-based civil society organisation PRESENTE to achieve greater inclusion of the LGTBIQ+ population.
