A new version of Truelift Indicators Tool is now available! We have made significant changes to the Tool’s usability and are excited to share them with you. This newest version of the Indicators Tool includes the Pro-Poor Principles, Essential Practices and Indicators used by Truelift for evaluation and learning. Please note: While we are making the Indicators Tool available … Continue reading
Posted in February 2014 …
Pro-Poor Microfinance in St. Louis: Gateway to Opportunities
Hello! My name is Lucy Montgomery, and I am one of the new intern additions to Truelift’s team. I am currently a senior at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in Accounting and Marketing and minoring in Women and Gender Studies, and I hail from the great state of Iowa. I’m excited to spend the next few … Continue reading
Announcing: Javier Vaca, new Truelift Steering Committee member
Javier Vaca We are very pleased to welcome Javier Vaca, Executive Director with Red Finaciera Rural (RFR), to the Truelift Steering Committee. Welcome Javier! Carmen Velasco, ProMujer Founder and Truelift Steering Committee Co-chair, welcomes Javier’s new role with Truelift: “For Truelift, having Javier Vaca as a member of our Steering Committee is of great value and … Continue reading
Contemplating Scarcity and Its Implications for Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
Truelift Steering Committee member, Alex Counts (President and CEO, Grameen Foundation) talks about behavioral economics as a lens to view poverty alleviation efforts. In particular, Alex discusses how the brain functions when it perceives scarcity. The findings he recounts are quite illuminating. Take a look at both parts in this two part series – they … Continue reading
Announcing: Laurence Bottin, new Microfinance Technical Review Committee member with Truelift
Laurence Bottin We are pleased to welcome Laurence Bottin, Senior Analyst with Planet Rating, to the Truelift Microfinance Technical Review Committee. Welcome Laurence! Planet Rating has selected Senior Analyst Laurence Bottin as their Microfinance and Technical Review Committee representative with Truelift. Laurence has been with Planet Rating since 2011, beginning as an analyst for Latin America. … Continue reading