Entries tagged with India

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Grameen Foundation and MicroSave Partner to Implement the PPI® in Asia >
yamini.avk
• 06/22/11
• Posted in India, MicroSave, ppi, training
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Veena Yamini is a Senior Analyst at MicroSave.

The Grameen Foundation and MicroSave have joined together in Asia to implement the Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®), a social performance management (SPM) tool that enables pro-poor organizations to measure whether they are reaching and helping the poor, and better align their products and services to serve the needs of the poor. This is especially critical in the current microfinance environment, where there have been concerns that microfinance institutions (MFIs) are more focused on profits than fighting poverty.

 

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A Visit with ESAF in Kerala, India Piloting the PPI Standards Certification Process >
shaviser
• 08/27/10
• Posted in certification, ESAF, India, MFI, pilot, ppi standards
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I arrive in Kerala in the middle of the monsoon, with days characterized by gray skies and consistent rain, heavy only at times, but invariably rainy. Kerala is situated on the country’s southwest coast. It has the highest literacy rates in the country, and while predominantly Muslim, holds the country’s largest Christian population. Kerala is a contradictory state.

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Notes from the Field: Peer Learning in India >
PreetiWali
• 03/04/10
• Posted in India, msdf, peer learning, Plan International, ppi, social performance, Unitus
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We’ve learned through our work with MFIs that nothing is more effective at helping them better understand the benefits, uses, and challenges of the PPI than meeting with their peers in region/country. We’ve seen peer learning groups gather in Chiapas, Manila, and now in Bangalore.

The first India PPI Peer Learning workshop gathered 18 participants from three major microfinance networks and nine Indian MFIs. They came to Bangalore to discuss best PPI practices and to identify future opportunities to meet and collaborate on social performance efforts. The networks were:

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Microsavings Initiative Uses the PPI >
PreetiWali
• 01/13/10
• Posted in Ethiopia, India, Microsavings Initiative, Philippines, poverty, ppi
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Are the poor able to save money, even a few pennies a day or a week? The answer is yes, and microfinance institutions around the world are helping them do so by operating savings programs in addition to loans.

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