United Nations Capital Improvement Fund (UNCDF), in collaboration with its companions, have not too long ago launched primary e-learning modules to enhance the digital and monetary literacy of small and micro-businesses (SMBs) entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.
The modules have been launched as a part of UNCDF’s “Construct Again Higher – Enhancing Restoration and Resilience of Small and Micro-Companies” undertaking, it mentioned in a press assertion on Wednesday.
The undertaking goals to enhance the digital and monetary literacy of entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, significantly girls, empowering these entrepreneurs to confidently undertake and leverage new digital providers that enhance their competitiveness and efficiency.
Within the preliminary roll-out of the e-learning modules, this undertaking will assist 5,000 women-led and owned small and micro-businesses purchase the required digital and monetary capabilities to entry and use the instruments they should develop their enterprise within the digital age. This undertaking will give entry to digital and monetary literacy e-learning modules to 200,000 SMBs over two years.
Within the preliminary part of the Construct Again undertaking, UNCDF and Visa partnered with ShopUp and ekShop, two outstanding SMBs integrators within the nation.
The UN fund and Visa additionally commissioned a “Fast Wants Evaluation” to guage the prevailing degree of economic and digital literacy of SMBs beforehand launched at an internet occasion on 24 Might 2021 with individuals from throughout main private and non-private sector organisations globally and in South Asia.
Over 50% of SMBs within the research had a poor understanding of how digital and monetary providers may assist their companies, and monetary literacy gaps had been much more pronounced for ladies entrepreneurs, UNCDF mentioned within the press assertion.
Along with the rollout of those modules, UNCDF will present coaching help to help SMBs with the on-boarding course of, with a concentrate on closing gender gaps in digital and monetary literacy.