Blog #financial inclusion

Entrepreneurship has long been recognized as a driver of economic development, job creation, and innovation. However, in the context of social and economic inequality, it also serves a more foundational role: as a mechanism for achieving self-sufficiency and advancing equity, particularly for individuals and communities historically excluded from traditional economic systems.

Economic empowerment is often framed in broad, systemic terms: national policy shifts, global markets, large-scale infrastructure, and sweeping legislation. While these components are essential, they can sometimes feel distant from the realities of daily life in communities struggling with poverty, disinvestment, and limited access to opportunity.