Tag: Low income household
Coping with COVID-19
The report discusses what the LMI segments know, understand, and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation.
Jun 12, 2020
Innovations and coping strategies for food security at the time of COVID-19
COVID-19 is likely to have a widespread, deep, and prolonged impact on every sector and segment. In this blog, we discuss some innovations and practical solutions for governments and other stakeholders to consider to aid food security and to protect the livelihoods of smallholders
Apr 29, 2020
Covid-19 and low-income households in central Bangladesh
Income plummets in Bangladesh as a result of Covid-19 – Stuart Rutherford’s Hrishipara diaries reveal, in graphic detail, the daunting scale of the challenges facing the poor worldwide.
Apr 8, 2020
Something to fall back on (Managing income volatility)
As part of the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project, MSC tracked the income of a brick-breaker in Bangladesh to discover how he manages his household despite fluctuations in income that tosses his household in and out of extreme poverty.
Aug 26, 2019
The Mor committee has delivered its report – What will the report deliver? (Part-I)
Analysing the Mor Committee report, MicroSave believes it will lay the foundation for the future financial institution architecture to deal with inclusion of those that are outside the formal financial system.
Nov 27, 2018
Riding (the) rocket to digitised microfinance
Each month, SAJIDA foundation, an NGO in Bangladesh receives loan repayments from almost 10,000 clients across five of their branches using mobile money. These repayments record roughly 25,000 transactions totaling BDT 50 million (around USD 600,000).
Sep 6, 2018