MSC vision video: the next 5 years
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Response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
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What we do
MSC (MicroSave Consulting) is a global consulting firm that enables social, financial, and economic inclusion for everyone in the digital age. We have been at the center of the digital finance revolution since its early days.
Today, we work with governments, banks, telecommunication companies, and third-party service providers across Asia and Africa.
We offer strategic and operational advice and help implement programs using insights from meticulous field-based research that is rooted in a deep understanding of clients, their needs, perceptions, aspirations, and behavior.
We facilitate transformations, support strategy and implementation, uncover insights, and improve efficiency and create impact. Our advisory services help our clients achieve sustainable performance improvements and unlock enduring value.
Sectors we work in
We have a strong reputation for providing high-quality, impact-oriented business consulting services to a wide range of institutions. We manage projects in over 50 developing countries.
Our clients and partners
We work with clients and partners across the globe to drive financial inclusion. We specialize in the following areas:
- Design and implementation of projects for multilaterals and governments.
- Initiatives to alleviate poverty funded by foundations and international NGOs.
- Development and implementation of strategies for companies in electronic and mobile banking services.
- Serving MFIs and other financial service providers, from start-ups to established organizations.
- Solutions to improve the capacities of companies with banking licenses, especially in digital finance.
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Can digital approaches enable better access to formal financial services to MSMEs?
Aparna Shukla, Anup Singh and Graham Wright
Apr 22, 2021
How can financial institutions use digital transformation to help MSMEs recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Apr 21, 2021
PMAY-G: Transforming the rural housing program in India (Part II)
Apr 7, 2021
Use of electronic vouchers for distribution of relief Part 2
Thomas Murayi, Peter Charagu and Edward Obiko
Mar 29, 2021
Universal Basic Income: A policy option for India?
Kushagra Harshavardhan and Noel Johns
Mar 3, 2021
NFHS 5 calls for urgent action on child nutrition in India
Aakash Mehrotra, Puneet Khanduja, Monica Dutta and Palak Khanna
Feb 11, 2021
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Hiccups in the implementation of India’s SABLA initiative call for improvement in the existing system by streamlining the fund flow and delivery of services. What else can the government do to strengthen the program?
Our blog has the answer 👉 https://t.co/uD4KSi5tzx
SABLA, a special intervention of the #Indian government, faces several hurdles in its implementation. This hinders the program’s objective of all-around development and #empowerment of adolescent girls.
Find out how GoI can overcome these challenges 👉 https://t.co/FJAQHRR4ti
#India has nearly 111 million adolescent girls. Most of them struggle with poor access to healthcare, education, opportunities for employment and skill development, nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation.
Understand how SABLA tries to address these challenges👉https://t.co/Vqkf4JIrnE
Adolescent girls around the world face multiple physical and emotional challenges, which affect their health and physical well-being.
Read on to understand how India’s SABLA initiative works toward their self-development and empowerment 👉https://t.co/Vqkf4JIrnE
#Indonesia is one of the largest social media markets in the world.
How can the Government harness the popularity of these platforms to disseminate information and gain insights into public sentiment on #G2P delivery?
Read our blog to find out https://t.co/gGpqpJML8u
64% of #PKH beneficiaries are educated up to the primary level and effectively oral. How can the Government of #Indonesia cater to this segment?
Using IVR and voice recognition to enhance its #G2P socialization efforts is one way
Explore the details here https://t.co/gGpqpJML8u
PKH beneficiaries prefer in-person interaction to obtain program-related information and submit queries. However, movement restrictions during #COVID19 have made such interactions scarce. Can digital channels help bridge this gap?
Our blog has the answer👉https://t.co/pittaWdP6U
Despite efforts from the Government of Indonesia to enhance #G2P #communication, many beneficiaries and field facilitators remain unaware of crucial program information.
Can digital channels help tackle this issue? Read on to find out https://t.co/pittaWdP6U
In response to the pandemic, the Indonesian government modified #PKH, its conditional cash transfer program
However, are beneficiaries aware of the changes introduced?
Dive into the impact of #COVID19 on PKH beneficiaries in our study https://t.co/ek9mbhVMSE
#Indonesia
Most #PKH beneficiaries rely on face-to-face interaction to obtain information about the program, which became difficult due to social distancing during #COVID19.
Consequently, urban beneficiaries switched to social media to gather information. 👉https://t.co/ek9mbhVMSE