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FinDev Blog
From Humanitarian Assistance to Economic Resilience in Yemen
CARE shares results and lessons from adapting their Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA) model to crisis settings to help extend access to financial services to some of the most underserved communities in the world.
By Charlotte Heales, CARE International UK
FinDev Blog
In Ukraine, Credit Unions Are Key to a Sustainable Economic Recovery
But the sector is at risk due to the Russian invasion and in need of support from the international community.
By Elissa McCarter LaBorde, World Council of Credit Unions
FinDev Interview
One Year On: What a Year of Surveys Tell Us About COVID-19 and Microfinance
2020 was a historic year that demonstrated the resilience of the microfinance sector. Maxime Borgogno of Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation shares why most MFIs they surveyed remain optimistic about the future.
FinDev Blog
Creating a Resilient New Normal for Savings Groups
World Vision shares how they are working to support community-level financial institutions and promote grassroots-level transformation of the financial system
By Richard Rumsey, World Vision
FinDev Blog
Formalizing Remittances for Forcibly Displaced People: Findings from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The lifeline provided by remittances can help advance financial inclusion among vulnerable populations.
By Micol Pistelli, Sabine Mensah & Amil Aneja
FinDev Blog
COVID-19 Threatens the Microfinance Sector and the Livelihoods of Those We Serve: Building a Coalition for Collective Action
An invitation to microfinance networks and organizations to join the coalition and raise their voices
By The Microfinance Coalition
FinDev Blog
From the Microfinance Coalition: Call to Action for Investors
How investors respond during this pandemic will determine the extent to which MFIs are able to respond to the needs of their customers.
By The Microfinance Coalition
FinDev Blog
Urgent: A Rescue Plan for the Microfinance Sector
A proposal for key principles and structures to help MFIs and their clients survive the pandemic-induced economic crisis
By Ira Lieberman & Paul DiLeo
FinDev Blog
Three Principles to Help Financial Cooperatives Weather the COVID-19 Storm
What can financial cooperatives and their supervisors do to manage the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic?
By Dave Grace, International Credit Union Regulators’ Network (ICURN)
FinDev Guide
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update #1
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week, carefully curated by FinDev editors for the microfinance and financial inclusion community.