Entries tagged with Asia

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National PPI Peer Learning Networks: The Challenge >
Awais
• 11/09/10
• Posted in Asia, networks, peer learning, Plan International, poverty, ppi
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Whenever I ask participants in a PPI training if they are interested in establishing a PPI peer learning network, everyone says yes. Then very few follow through.
The purpose of a peer learning network is to further develop MFIs’ understanding of the PPI through knowledge management and experience sharing. I have encouraged the establishment of PPI peer learning networks in three countries:

- Cambodia
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh

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PLAN International Asia Completes First Two PPI Pilots >
Awais
• 10/08/10
• Posted in Asia, Grameen Foundation, international, Nepal, pilot, PLAN, poverty, ppi, Vietnam
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Plan International Asia has completed Progress out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™) pilots in two countries—Vietnam and Nepal —providing needed baseline poverty information to three key microfinance institutions seeking to implement the PPI.

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Training PPI Trainers in Indonesia >
franspurnama
• 07/29/10
• Posted in Asia, Indonesia, microfinance, Plan International, poverty, ppi
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As part of its commitment to measure the social impact of microfinance on the poor, the Indonesia Microfinance Association (IMA) requires all its member organizations to implement Social Performance Management (SPM). And in partnership with Plan International and the Grameen Foundation, IMA introduced the Progress Out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™) as a SPM tool to its members in a PPI Training of Trainer (ToT) workshop on May 25-27 in Bandung, West Java.

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