Policymakers & Regulators

Officials From Bangladesh Bank

Official from Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation - SMEF

Officials from Ministry of Women & Children Affairs

Officials from SREDA

1

1

1

1

National level

Policy-level insights, institutional gaps

Financial Institutions

Manager of Commercial banks (e.g., Sonali, Janata, BRAC Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank)

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) (e.g., BRAC, ASA, Grameen Bank)

Specialized renewable energy financing institutions (e.g., IDCOL – Infrastructure Development Company Limited)

2

2

1

Clusters 1–3

Institutional perspectives on women’s creditworthiness and barriers

Local Government Authorities

Upazila officials, union parishad representative

Union parishad representative

1 (selected district)

1 (selected district)

Khulna, Satkhira, Jamalpur, Kurigram, Cox’s Bazar

Contextual governance and support mechanisms

NGOs & CSOs

Local NGOs working in women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and financial inclusion

3 (1 from each cluster)

Across clusters

Practical experiences, programmatic insights

Renewable Energy Sector Experts

Solar companies, mini-grid providers, renewable energy entrepreneurs (Solarland Bangladesh, Solar Electro Bangladesh (SEBL), Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Joules Power Ltd)

3 (1 from each cluster)

Cluster representatives

Sectoral challenges and opportunities

Women Leaders/Community Representatives

Women entrepreneurs, cooperative leaders, women’s groups

3 (1 from each cluster)

Clusters 1–3

Grounded understanding of barriers and lived realities