Senior Manager
Rahul Chatterjee is a Senior Manager in MSC’s Data & Innovation Domain. He is a management professional with over seven years of research experience gained through projects with international donor agencies, research firms, government agencies, NGOs and CSR departments in Asia and Africa. His areas of expertise include advanced data analytics, gender analysis, conceptualizing and implementing internal M&E systems, and data-driven program management.
Lessons from the Financial Diaries research with women traders in Kenyan open-air markets and cross-border trades
From our financial diaries research, we present the stories of Janet and Rebecca, two inspiring women entrepreneurs in Kenya. Please read our new blog as they shed light on women’s financial realities in the open-air market and cross-border trade sectors in Kenya.
Sep 27, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Elizabeth Gathu, Pauline Katunyo, Grace Kathure and Kim Kariuki
Sep 27, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Elizabeth Gathu, Pauline Katunyo, Grace Kathure and Kim Kariuki
Daily diaries: Reimagining how we generate insights to optimize cash-in, cash-out (CICO) agents
The blog discusses the Agent Diaries approach, a research method that tracks the financial transactions of different types of CICO agents over time. It highlights the data gaps, challenges, and insights related to the agency business. It also compares the traditional and technology-driven ways of data collection and their cost-effectiveness.
Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
Seven factors that determine the resilience and adaptive ability of smallholder farmers in Bihar
Smallholder farmers in the flood-prone state of Bihar need capital and support from system-level actors to increase their climate resilience. This blog identifies seven critical factors that can enable the building of climate resilience and adaptive strategies of smallholder farmers.
May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
The impact of climate change and coping strategies adopted by smallholder farmers in Bihar
Smallholder farmers in Bihar face seasonal flooding, increasing heat, and variable rainfall, which hurt their crops, livelihoods, and health. Farmers in Muzaffarpur and Khagaria, two climate-vulnerable districts, use a range of coping and adaptation strategies in response to such increasing climate hazards. Read on to explore these in detail.
May 24, 2023
Traits of resilient and vulnerable smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers are vulnerable to climate change in many different ways. We analyzed the lives and livelihoods of different types of farmers to assess how individuals and families either succeed to or fail to adapt to climate change and environmental stresses. We look at the role financial services, education, gender roles and responsibilities, and social norms play to determine resilience to climate change.
May 24, 2023
Unpacking the ground realities—what are we beginning to learn about women-owned businesses in Bangladesh?
The first of a series, this note explores who can we call a true woman business owner, whether they are a homogeneous group, and what challenges they face.
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
Women business diaries: Unpacking a 360-degree view of women-run businesses in Bangladesh
This blog introduces the Women Business Diaries research in Bangladesh and explains how this research will unpack a 360-degree view of women business owners.
May 23, 2023
Voices of India’s MSMEs: Insights notes from the diaries access to finance
The third edition discusses insights into the financial lives of IEs and how they access finance. The note unfolds the trends in incomes, expenses, and savings of IEs and their overall financial behavior.
May 18, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Rajarshi Dutta, Kanishkaa Chopra and Anjali Lalchandani
May 18, 2023
Rahul Chatterjee, Rajarshi Dutta, Kanishkaa Chopra and Anjali Lalchandani