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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.

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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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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

Financial Inclusion and Resilience: How BRAC’s Microfinance Program Recovered from the West Africa Ebola Crisis

This case study explores how BRAC's microfinance companies in Liberia and Sierra Leone responded to the Ebola crisis in 2014, enabling to deliver a remarkable recovery of its operations.

Case Study

Responsible Finance: The Making of Association-Led Client Grievance Redress Mechanisms - Experiences of AMFIU in Uganda and Consortium Alafia in Benin

Processes and lessons learned in implementing complaint resolution systems
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Market System Assessment of Digital Financial Services in WAEMU

Understanding the e-money market in West Africa in the context of new Central Bank guidelines
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Youth Economic Opportunity Ecosystem Analysis: Benin Country Report

Comprehensive assessment of youth employment and demand for financial services
Case Study

Client Voices Benin Country Report

Surveying client protections in a lightly regulated microfinance market