The SHIFT Programme will be organising Information Workshops for the Challenge Fund Second Window, "Fostering innovative business models for women's financial inclusion".

The Challenge Fund Second Window will award up to US$1.8 million in matching grants to projects offering either an innovative approach or scaling-up an existing approach for financial service delivery to women in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam. Financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions and businesses are invited to submit an Expression of Interest between the 22 February and 15 April, 2016. Winning proposals will be awarded matching grants from USD 100,000 to USD 500,000 covering approximately 50 per cent of the project's costs.

The Information Workshops will provide a presentation on the Challenge Fund's Second Window and clarify questions pertaining to the Expression of Interest (EoI) preparation and submission. The schedule of the Information Workshops will take place as follows: