Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index

People at the very bottom of the economic ladder are often excluded, or exclude themselves, from microfinance. Their income is usually too low and unreliable to permit repayment of loans or investment in anything but basic food consumption. In some...

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Main Authors:	Latortue, Alexia, El-Zoghbi, Mayada, Gähwiler, Barbara
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AID EFFECTIVENESS CAPABILITIES DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT PATH DISBURSEMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERNAL SYSTEMS INVESTMENT FUNDS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE MARKETS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESULT RESULTS RETAIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRANSPARENCY USES WEB WEB SITE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12821028/improving-effectiveness-within-smartaid-microfinance-index http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9487

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spelling	okr-10986-94872021-04-23T14:02:45Z Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index Latortue, Alexia El-Zoghbi, Mayada Gähwiler, Barbara ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AID EFFECTIVENESS CAPABILITIES DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT PATH DISBURSEMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERNAL SYSTEMS INVESTMENT FUNDS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE MARKETS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESULT RESULTS RETAIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRANSPARENCY USES WEB WEB SITE People at the very bottom of the economic ladder are often excluded, or exclude themselves, from microfinance. Their income is usually too low and unreliable to permit repayment of loans or investment in anything but basic food consumption. In some countries the very poor are served by safety net programs, which usually take the form of cash transfers, food aid, or guaranteed employment schemes. Starting in 2006, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) and the Ford Foundation have been exploring how a 'graduation model' can create pathways out of extreme poverty, adapting a methodology developed by BRAC in Bangladesh. This brief discusses early lessons from the implementation of the graduation model. 2012-08-13T08:44:34Z 2012-08-13T08:44:34Z 2009-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12821028/improving-effectiveness-within-smartaid-microfinance-index http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9487 English CGAP Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AID EFFECTIVENESS CAPABILITIES DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT PATH DISBURSEMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERNAL SYSTEMS INVESTMENT FUNDS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE MARKETS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESULT RESULTS RETAIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRANSPARENCY USES WEB WEB SITE
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AID EFFECTIVENESS CAPABILITIES DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT PATH DISBURSEMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERNAL SYSTEMS INVESTMENT FUNDS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE MARKETS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESULT RESULTS RETAIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RISK MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRANSPARENCY USES WEB WEB SITE Latortue, Alexia El-Zoghbi, Mayada Gähwiler, Barbara Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
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description	People at the very bottom of the economic ladder are often excluded, or exclude themselves, from microfinance. Their income is usually too low and unreliable to permit repayment of loans or investment in anything but basic food consumption. In some countries the very poor are served by safety net programs, which usually take the form of cash transfers, food aid, or guaranteed employment schemes. Starting in 2006, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) and the Ford Foundation have been exploring how a 'graduation model' can create pathways out of extreme poverty, adapting a methodology developed by BRAC in Bangladesh. This brief discusses early lessons from the implementation of the graduation model.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Latortue, Alexia El-Zoghbi, Mayada Gähwiler, Barbara
author_facet	Latortue, Alexia El-Zoghbi, Mayada Gähwiler, Barbara
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title	Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
title_short	Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
title_full	Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
title_fullStr	Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
title_full_unstemmed	Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index
title_sort	improving effectiveness from within : smartaid for microfinance index
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
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