{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6024ff7efefe99323b552a08/67c9c5f2baaeff02dca2c6c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#21 International Women’s Day Special: The Urgent Need To Accelerate Action","description":"<p>This is an International Women’s Day special of PIDG Pulse.</p><p>At the current pace of change, the World Economic Forum says global gender equity will not be achieved until 2158 - 133 years from now. That’s why this year’s IWD theme is #AccelerateAction.</p><p>At PIDG, we make it a priority to empower and include women throughout our work - and have made great strides in achieving this through our Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action (GEDI) Plan.</p><p>In this episode, we highlight three PIDG projects, demonstrating our deliberate approach to gender inclusion and the significant impact it makes on the lives of local people. These projects include:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://infracoasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-01_FC_CambodiaWaterPortfolio_final.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cambodia Water Portfolio</a></li><li><a href=\"https://infracoafrica.com/project/east-africa-marine-transport/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The East Africa Marine Transport project</a></li><li><a href=\"https://guarantco.com/our-portfolio/vivriti-capital/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vivriti Capital’s expansion of the e-mobility industry in India</a></li></ul><p>Learn about the major barriers and biases impacting women in low and middle income countries and in the infrastructure sector - and how PIDG is working to overcome them.</p><p>Tune in for a conversation with:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-traini-57880633/?originalSubdomain=sg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cristina Traini</a>, Development Impact Manager, InfraCo</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-seema-1823a164/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rodney Seema</a>, Regional Asset Management Lead, InfraCo</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-ambler-372b63189/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Betsy Ambler</a>, Grants and Impact Advisor, GuarantCo</p><p>Your host is <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/celia-carbajosa-murciego-10039013a/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Celia Carbajosa</a>, Senior Impact Advisor, PIDG.</p><p>Watch the <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/1063228849\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">video edition</a> of this episode on Vimeo.</p><p>Learn more about the PIDG GEDI plan on our website, <a href=\"http://pidg.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pidg.org</a>.</p>","author_name":"PIDG"}