Theme: Environment Finance
Inclusive FinTechs in Francophone Africa: Senegal country report
With a vibrant startup ecosystem and growing access to investors, Dakar ranks ninth in Africa in terms of Fintech activity, according to the Global FinTech Index City Rankings 2020. The Government of Senegal is supportive and wants to enhance the growth of digital industries and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem, yet FinTechs need access to funding and qualified staff.
Jul 13, 2020
Nutrition literacy: Charting a new path forward
This blog examines the factors that influence people’s food choices and thus their nutritional intake. It also highlights the need for nutrition literacy among the PDS beneficiaries.
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: Challenges and the road ahead
The mere ownership of an LPG cylinder alone is not enough to make people switch from using traditional fuel and chulhas. Challenges like the high cost of refills and lack of doorstep delivery of LPG cylinders in remote locations restrict the regular use of LPG. In this video, MicroSave suggests strategic solutions to enable a […]
May 11, 2018
Voices of non LPG users
Women in rural areas spend a major part of their life arranging for fuelwoodand cooking on a wood-fired oven, or chulha . This video describes problems like health hazards, drudgery and inconvenience associated with cooking on unclean fuels.
May 11, 2018
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: The benefits unfolded
PMUY has been a phenomenal success so far. The scheme has successfully distributed more than 38 million LPG connections to poor households. The scheme aims at empowering women and changing the quality of their lives by providing them access to clean fuel. This video describes the scores of benefits that PMUY beneficiaries and their families […]
May 11, 2018
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: Building smiles, changing lives
Through this video, MSC attempts to describe the complete journey of a PMUY beneficiary, narrating the benefits they received and the challenges they face in getting LPG refills. The video explains the underlying causes behind the low use of LPG refills and provides solutions to bring a complete shift to LPG use.
May 11, 2018