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Coaching

Coaching is a key part of the Graduation Approach, which is the foundation for Trickle Up programs. Households work with coaches to plan for the future and build key life skills.

More Than a Marketplace: A Community Built by Women

by Trickle Up | Jan 13, 2026 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 1 | 0 Comments

On a warm day in Playa Grande Ixcán, a new kind of marketplace took form. Tables lined a local community center, covered with baskets of eggs, handmade accessories,...

Scaling Economic Inclusion Through Government Partnerships: Lessons from Trickle Up and Village Enterprise

by Trickle Up | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 2 | 0 Comments

Written by Wendy Chamberlain, Senior Advisor, Climate and Market Linkages, Trickle Up, and Taddeo Muriuki, Chief Government Relations and Technical Assistance Officer,...

Chasing Hope in Challenging Times: Highlights from Our Conversation with Nicholas Kristof

by Trickle Up | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 3 | 0 Comments

“At a moment when the world can feel very heavy, whether it's from conflict, inequality, or the growing pressure on so many of the communities that we care about,...

Threads of Change: How Bryseida Stitched a Better Future in Oaxaca

by Trickle Up | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 1, Participant Stories | 0 Comments

Bryseida’s home in Oaxaca stands proudly along a dirt road that curves through her rural community. Inside, the living room has been transformed into a studio. The...

Measuring Digital Agency: From Defining to Doing

by Trickle Up | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 1 | 0 Comments

By Lauren Hendricks, President & CEO of Trickle Up, and Christian Pennotti, Executive Director of Digital Impact & AI at CARE In our last post, When Access...

When Access Meets Agency: The Future of Women’s Digital Empowerment

by Trickle Up | Nov 11, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 1 | 0 Comments

Co-authored by Wendy Chamberlin (Senior Advisor, Climate and Market Linkages, Trickle Up) and Niyati Singaraju (Postdoctoral Fellow, Gender Research, International Rice...

Building Digital Agency: Trickle Up’s Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

by Aude de Montesquiou | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog Posts, Economic Empowerment, Featured Home 1 | 0 Comments

As Trickle Up launches its 2025–2030 strategy, we are doubling down on innovation and research to strengthen our program design and contribute to global knowledge on...

From Economic Inclusion to Systemic Transformation

by Margherita di Clemente | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Home 1, Spanish | 0 Comments

In the savings groups of economic inclusion programs, women have found a safe space to receive support from their peers on personal, social, and economic matters. But...

Trickle Up and MetLife Foundation Launch CRECE Project to Empower Women in Mexico and Colombia

by Trickle Up | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Home 1, Spanish | 0 Comments

New partnership announced at a special event in Mexico this October. Mexico City, October 2025 – Trickle Up, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to...

Other Projects

Economic Empowerment

To get their livelihoods off the ground, Trickle Up provides seed capital for new and diverse income-generating activities and microenterprises.

Financial Resilience

Skills training helps women connect with the key knowledge they need to advance their livelihoods. This includes technical support and extension.

Social Inclusion & Agency

Savings groups provide women a space to collaborate and problem-solve as a group, strengthening community ties and increasing financial inclusion.