Hand in Hand India and Belstar Investment and Finance Private Ltd. Recognized as Truelift Aspirants

  We are pleased to announce that Hand in Hand India and Belstar Investment & Finance Private Ltd have achieved the Truelift Aspirant Milestone. In completing the Truelift Indicators Tool, both institutions demonstrate a strong commitment to fight poverty with grass roots entrepreneurship. Belstar Investment & Finance Private Ltd was acquired in September 2008 by Dr. Kalpana Sankar and … Continue reading →

Truelift’s Progress and Future: A Message from the Steering Committee

A message from the Truelift Steering Committee was posted on the Center for Financial Inclusion Blog today. The message begins by saying that “Institutions built upon a promise of poverty alleviation must be motivated and supported to make good on that promise.” We invite you to read the entire message from the Committee here and learn more about Truelift’s … Continue reading →

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper prepared a 2014 annual report for Truelift’s blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to … Continue reading →

Opportunity Bank Serbia Recognized as a Truelift Aspirant

Truelift is excited to announce that Opportunity Bank Serbia has achieved the Aspirant Milestone! Opportunity Bank Serbia (OBS), which is part of the Opportunity International Network, demonstrated their commitment to their mission to enable the economic transformation of their clients and families. Opportunity Bank Serbia was created in 2002 in order to provide financial services … Continue reading →

Guidelines for Truelift Indicators Tool are now available in Spanish

The guidelines website for the Truelift Indicators Tool is now available in Spanish here! This is the first version of the site in Spanish and we welcome any comments you may have. The site in English is available here. The Truelift Indicators Tool (English, Spanish and French) is available to download. Follow the instructions here to … Continue reading →

Kompanion Financial Group Receives the 5th European Microfinance Award

During European Microfinance Week, Kompanion Financial Group was presented the 5th European Microfinance Award for its commitment to both microfinance and environmental sustainability.  For this year’s award, 26 applications from 19 countries were received. The Luxembourg Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Romain Schneider said, “We offer this prize to stimulate innovation in … Continue reading →

Chamroeun Microfinance in Cambodia Recognized as a Truelift Aspirant

  Truelift is excited to welcome Chamroeun Microfinance to the Pro-Poor Pathway with their achievement of the Aspirant Milestone. Chamroeun has shown their commitment to alleviating poverty through their completion of the Indicators Tool. The Truelift Indicators Tool allows an institution to identify its strengths and weaknesses in reaching poor clients, meeting their needs, and … Continue reading →

ESAF Microfinance in India Recognized as a Truelift Aspirant

Truelift is very pleased to announce that ESAF Microfinance in India has reached the Aspirant milestone! By achieving the Aspirant Milestone, ESAF demonstrates its commitment to its vision of providing financial services emphasizing the economic development and empowerment of the poor and the marginalized poor, an important step toward industry leadership in pro-poor microfinance practice. … Continue reading →

MicroLoan Foundation Malawi Recognized as Truelift Aspirant

Truelift is pleased to welcome MicroLoan Foundation Malawi as a Truelift Aspirant. At the 2014 Microcredit Summit in Mexico, MicroLoan Foundation Malawi was presented with its Truelift Aspirant Milestone Certificate. MicroLoan Foundation Malawi joins CAURIE Micro Finance and Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF) as Milestone Institutions in Africa. As a Truelift Aspirant, MicroLoan Foundation Malawi has … Continue reading →

Quiz: How Poverty-focused is your Institution?

At the 2014 Microcredit Summit in Mérida, Mexico, Truelift conducted the workshop “How Pro-Poor is your Institution? Improving Client-Level Outcomes With Essential Practices and Indicators From Truelift”. This session interactively walked through the Pro-Poor Principles and highlighted key essential practices from the Truelift Indicators tool to demonstrate what pro-poor practice is and how an institution … Continue reading →