Improving Effectiveness from Within : SmartAid for Microfinance Index

People at the very bottom of the economic ladder are often excluded, or exclude themselves, from microfinance. Their income is usually too low and unreliable to permit repayment of loans or investment in anything but basic food consumption. In some countries the very poor are served by safety net programs, which usually take the form of cash transfers, food aid, or guaranteed employment schemes. Starting in 2006, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) and the Ford Foundation have been exploring how a 'graduation model' can create pathways out of extreme poverty, adapting a methodology developed by BRAC in Bangladesh. This brief discusses early lessons from the implementation of the graduation model.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Latortue, Alexia, El-Zoghbi, Mayada, Gähwiler, Barbara
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, AID EFFECTIVENESS, CAPABILITIES, DEBT, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT BANKS, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, DEVELOPMENT PATH, DISBURSEMENTS, EQUITY INVESTMENTS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INTERNAL SYSTEMS, INVESTMENT FUNDS, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE MARKETS, MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS, MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESULT, RESULTS, RETAIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRANSPARENCY, USES, WEB, WEB SITE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12821028/improving-effectiveness-within-smartaid-microfinance-index https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9487
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