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FIELD Brief No. 21: Non-Discrimination: Making Microfinance Institutions Disability Inclusive and Smart Campaign Certifiable

March 2014 — This brief describes the experiences, knowledge gained and next steps from a pilot activity implemented by The Smart Campaign in conjunction with the Center for Financial Inclusion, their disability inclusion partner Fundación Paraguaya...

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Mobile money: How your mobile phone is becoming a mobile bank

In developing countries, most small farmers living in rural communities lack access to a local bank. Their business is often conducted in cash, which carries a number of risks and limitations. Mobile money — an emerging technology that provides...

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Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR)

The FHI 360 Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR) project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), increased access to and use of mobile and digital technologies by low-income individuals, civil society...

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Economic Development and Livelihoods (fact sheet)

July 2012 — At FHI 360, we work to expand economic activity, create new and sustainable employment and improve the livelihoods of people who have limited access to financial opportunities. Our programs build partnerships among government...

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FIELD Brief 16: Facilitating Client Protection, Financial Literacy, and Consumer Awareness: Expanding Access to Sustainable Finance in the West Bank and Gaza

December 2011 — In recent years, financial crises in developed and developing economies have demonstrated that efforts to expand financial access are incomplete. In fact, these efforts can be harmful in the absence of corresponding measures to...

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FIELD Brief No. 14: Leveraging New Media to Gain Program Donor Support

July 2011 — The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) created the MatchSavings.org program and website to use the success of online microlending to encourage microsavings among the poor. This brief describes WOCCU’s experiences and lessons learned...

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FIELD Brief 10: Spurring Entrepreneurship Through Business Plan Competitions: An Exploration of the TechnoServe Model in Haiti

March 2010 — More than a year after a devastating earthquake destroyed much of Haiti’s infrastructure, micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises remain a driving force for rebuilding Haiti’s economy. One of the critical factors in this process has...

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FIELD Report No. 8: Migrant-Backed Loans

October 2010 — Remittances sent by migrants to their families back home can have several beneficial effects, such as helping households out of poverty, improving children’s school attendance and facilitating investments. This report describes the...

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FIELD Brief No. 11: Exploring the Linkages between Food Security and Microfinance

April 2010 — Food insecurity as a dimension of poverty is one metric used to measure program impact. This brief describes a study conducted by FINCA International that explored the linkages between food security, livelihoods and access to finance in...

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FIELD Brief No. 7: Non-Profit Microfinance Institutions Consider Commercialization

April 2010 — In 2008 and 2009, the Expanded and Sustained Access to Financial Services (ESAF) program — funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development — and Shore Bank International worked with FATEN, one of Palestine’s largest nonprofit...

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FIELD Brief No. 21: Non-Discrimination: Making Microfinance Institutions Disability Inclusive and Smart Campaign Certifiable

Mobile money: How your mobile phone is becoming a mobile bank

Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR)

Economic Development and Livelihoods (fact sheet)

FIELD Brief 16: Facilitating Client Protection, Financial Literacy, and Consumer Awareness: Expanding Access to Sustainable Finance in the West Bank and Gaza

FIELD Brief No. 14: Leveraging New Media to Gain Program Donor Support

FIELD Brief 10: Spurring Entrepreneurship Through Business Plan Competitions: An Exploration of the TechnoServe Model in Haiti

FIELD Report No. 8: Migrant-Backed Loans

FIELD Brief No. 11: Exploring the Linkages between Food Security and Microfinance

FIELD Brief No. 7: Non-Profit Microfinance Institutions Consider Commercialization

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