Join the Inter-American Dialogue on Wednesday, December 11, from 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. for a conversation about women, remittances, and financial inclusion in Guatemala to reflect on issues of prosperity and access to financial services for women.
Urban Sustainable Development: Governance, Finance, and Politics addresses conceptual debates on multilevel governance, the role of local governments, and financial mechanisms for green initiatives.
Djamila Ribeiro is a gender rights and social inclusion advocate. She is a writer and coordinator of the Plural Feminisms Institute, chair of the Academy of Literature of São Paulo, and considered by the BBC as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in the World.
Dialogue Member Antonia Urrejola is a non-resident senior fellow with the Office of the President at the Inter-American Dialogue and is co-director of Advocacy, Compliance and Technical Cooperation on Human Rights at IHR LEGAL, an international expert on Obstacles to the Implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia, and member of the Panel of Independent Experts for the Election of High Courts in Guatemala (PEI-GT).
Odynn is the executive director and chief AI officer of the Digital Finance Institute (DFI), a global technology think tank.
Dante Mossi is Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration – CABEI.
Victoria Gama is a senior analyst for the Americas team of Verisk Maplecroft.
On May 24, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “Women, Remittances, and Financial Inclusion in Guatemala.” The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, provides a financial characterization of women in Guatemala, explores barriers to financial inclusion, and outlines a path toward greater financial independence.
The Dialogue is a hemispheric organization that builds networks of cooperation and action to advance democratic resilience, shared prosperity, social inclusion, and sustainable development across the Americas. We impact policy debates, devise solutions, and enhance collaboration to unlock meaningful change in the Western Hemisphere.
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