Understanding the financial needs of poor people

CGAP representative Xavier Faz has worked with low-income clients in Mexico for over 20 years. Take  a look at the video below to see some of the examples he found when looking at the financial needs of people living in poverty near Mexico City. You can learn more about Faz’ approach in his paper A Structured Approach … Continue reading →

The Proximity Challenge: Bringing services closer to poor clients

The World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) recently released a working paper on Mapping Proximity. This research deals with bringing services close enough to poor clients to be meaningful, while at the same time keeping a sustainable model intact, seeking the “optimal” placement to achieve these goals. CGAP posted a short summary of the paper, and the … Continue reading →

Perceptions of consumer knowledge and Purposeful outreach to poor people

Last week, Lisa Kuhn Fraioli’s post on Outreach to the Poorest began our conversation on staff perceptions of people living in poverty, and how these perceptions can affect Purposeful Outreach to poor people. Russia Trust Fund for Financial Literacy and Education has just released a study done in Mexico on perceptions of consumer knowledge. This … Continue reading →

Livestock Loans in Pakistan

Adapted Products series: Services that meet the need of the Poor Our Poverty-focused Microfinance Community of Practice (PovCoP) will be exploring adapted products over the coming months in a series of posts, group discussions, and interviews. We’ll start with a few case studies and learn what made each project a success. Please help broaden our … Continue reading →