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Solidarity in Saving: Listening to Women's Needs During Crises
Based on 3,822 (majority women) VSLA member interviews, this brief represents quantitative data from Burundi, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Vietnam.
2023 Microfinance Index Report
Based on interviews with over 32,000 borrowers in 32 countries spanning Asia, Africa, and Latin America, this report explores the impact of microfinance on the lives of some of the world's most marginalized communities.
Trapped in the Service of Debt: How the Burdens of Repayment Are Fueling the Health Poverty Trap in Rural Cambodia
This Cambodia-focused report evidences how household debt is manifesting as a public health crisis that is fueling the health poverty trap in rural Cambodia.
How Can Financial Services Support Platform Work? Insights from Five Emerging Markets
Based on research with platforms and their workers across five countries, this report describes the platform ecosystem in emerging markets, the experiences of workers and sellers in key sectors, and how financial services can help these workers improve their livelihoods.
Women in the Platform Economy: Emerging Insights
This slide deck shares female workers’ experiences and how financial services can help make platforms more inclusive.
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Financial Inclusion in Indonesia: Levers to Move Women From Inclusion to Empowerment
Grounded in an analysis of norms governing women’s agency, ability to enact preferences, bargaining power and financial independence, this report provides a conceptual framework to move Indonesian women from financial inclusion to empowerment.
The Gig Economy and Financial Health: A Snapshot of Malaysia and China
This study explores the landscape of the gig economy in Malaysia and China, focusing on the financial concerns and well-being of gig workers.