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Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups - Final Project Report

This report shares important insights about the benefits of Village Savings and Lending Associations transitioning from paper to digital ledgers using the DreamSave app.

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The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators: Insights From Customer Journeys in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

Building on a 2020 GSMA study which showed that PAYG solar energy customers use mobile money significantly more than other mobile customers, this study looks at 120 in-depth interviews to understand the reasons behind customers' increased usage of mobile money.

Slide Deck

Impact of Economic and COVID-19 Crises on Microcredit Borrowers

Findings based on quantitative and qualitative research conducted over the phone (questionnaires and in-depth interviews)

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The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators

Findings from multi-country, multi-operator study in Africa
Case Study

Energy Microfinance & Pay-As-You-Go

Leveraging PAYGO to increase solar energy access in MFI-solar distributor partnerships
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Humanitarian Cash Transfers and Financial Inclusion

Highlighting key challenges in linking cash transfers to financial inclusion
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Five Years of Market Development in Benin, Senegal and Zambia (2015-2019)

This report compiles all the learnings from five years of market development in three countries. It brings forth the voices of customers and the stakeholders with whom UNCDF engaged.

Case Study

Outcomes of Microcredit Provision to Syrian Refugees

The case study of Al Majmoua in Lebanon
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Financial lives of Lebanese and Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

How do refugee households deal with their daily financial challenges?
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Feasibility Study for Piloting Graduation Programs in Lebanon

Summary of recommendations for the Graduation Approach pilot