At this year’s Convergences Global Forum, Tujijenge Afrika executive director, Felistas Coutinho, discussed their solar loan projects in Tanzania and Uganda. Since 2006, Coutinho has been developing and refining the loan programs, with 1,577 clients served in the first year alone. These projects demonstrate a successful model for product development that meets the needs of poor … Continue reading
What are the most effective financial education practices is in pursuit of pro-poor microfinance? Recent years haves shown much enthusiasm and effort to build financial literacy through financial education in both developed and developing countries. In this post, we will review a some of the literature on this subject and provide some resources for understanding the current … Continue reading
Watch the interview below with Rodger Voorhies, director of the Financial Services for the Poor initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the exciting role that the technology can play in meeting the needs of people living in poverty. (View the full post here on the 100 Million Ideas blog). Rodger Voorhies will discuss the foundation’s … Continue reading
MF Transparency’s recent blog post on Regulation in Microfinance highlights some important issues around transparent pricing in the industry: “What are the next steps required for regulators to adopt…best practices [in pricing transparency]? What are the political obstacles and how can advocates for the microfinance industry help overcome them? Are there organizations that have a … Continue reading
Check out the video below from Oxfam’s Debbie Hillier on resilience and inequality. Read more from Hillier on this topic in this post. Also take a look at our earlier post on health shocks and Healthy Financial Services. What is the role of the microfinance sector in building resilience and reducing inequality?
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