Based on a literature review and case studies of various urban cash transfer schemes in response to the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the successes and challenges of implementing cash transfers in urban settings in response to a large, covariate shock.

This research explores the role that digital financial services can play in making female entrepreneurs more resilient and the conditions that permit greater DFS access and use among women.

Did a three-year initiative with women's savings groups achieve its aim of increasing resilience?

Developing project-level indicators to measure women’s empowerment

Learning from successful MSME owners' journeys in Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar

Case study highlighting best practices for client protection in digital services design

Will involving men in women’s empowerment increase project impact?

Findings from four country pilots of AKAM's monitoring, evaluation and learning framework

Understanding how financial services contribute to household resilience and poverty reduction

Key findings on resilience from a credit union network in Burkina Faso