Digital Cash Transfers for Emergency Response: Lessons From Cameroon
This research shares findings from an evaluation in 2021 documenting lessons learned from digital government-to-people (G2P) payments to eighty thousand beneficiaries, mostly women, in Cameroon.
IFC and Central Bank of Madagascar Partner to Strengthen Credit Reporting, Financial Inclusion
IFC and the Central Bank of Madagascar today announced a partnership to strengthen the country's public credit registry to improve credit reporting and increase access to finance for individuals and small businesses.
Social and Solidarity Economy: Social Innovation Catalyst in Africa?
The report highlights internal and external factors impacting social and solidarity economy organizations in their social innovation process and presents a set of policy recommendations to unlock their potential.
Reducing Climate Risks - AFC Assists Malagasy to Insure Themselves Against Income Losses
The overall program objective is to increase the productivity of the participating actors in the agricultural value chains particularly affected by climate change.
COVID-19: Crisis as Opportunity for Urban Cash Transfers?
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.
Alternative Delivery Channels Can Help Financial Service Providers and Customers Navigate the Pandemic
How cashless transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa can be improved and expanded
Making Clean Cooking Affordable
Following the FinDev Gateway webinar on financing for clean cooking, GLPGP discusses how innovative consumer finance approaches can help facilitate access to clean cooking in developing countries.