The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) announced that eight organizations have been selected to receive funds under the Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund (AWEF). Each winner will receive up to $150,000 over one year to test models that catalyze investment into women-led SGBs through innovative approaches. AWEF is the first activity to take place under the ANDE Gender Equality Initiative, first announced at the ANDE Annual Conference in September 2019 as a partnership under the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative.