Partner: Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission, Ministry of Rural Development Formation of producer collectives is an important pillar for promoting women’s economic empowerment, through farm, off farm and non-farm business activities. Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD at Krea University, shared … Read More
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Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship through Sustainable Models
Partners: ACCESS Development Services and DAY-NULM How can we advance women’s entrepreneurship through sustainable models? Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD at Krea University, shared her insights in a panel co-hosted by ACCESS Development Services and DAY-NULM. Focusing on the market challenges faced by women-led … Read More
Measuring Financial Health of Informal Workers: Why it Matters
Sabina Yasmin, Panchali Banerjee
The global pandemic would be the most recent and appropriate example to substantiate the need for measuring the financial health of informal workers. COVID-19 induced severe downscaling of economic activities, due to which the LMICs have suffered strong financial consequences. … Read More
From Access to Use: Insights on Serving Women Banking Customers in India
Sabina Yasmin, Sonja Kelly, Flavy Sen Sharma
India leads the world in the expansion of financial access to low-income people, especially low-income women. As the access challenge is nearly solved, the opportunity financial services providers now face is engaging their customers. Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are uniquely … Read More
Mobilising Strategic Philanthropy to Strengthen Unorganized Workers
This project aimed for higher upward socio-economic mobility of unserved/underserved unorganized workers, with enhanced inclusion and resilience through the Dignity in Labour Platform. Background More than 80% of India’s non-agricultural labour force comprises informal employees (ILO, 2018) where low productivity … Read More
Access to Finance for Women-run MSMEs in India
The study aimed to understand the nature of difference in access to credit by entrepreneurs, especially women entrepreneurs in terms of barriers and propose solutions Background Women-run micro, small and medium enterprises (WMSMEs) account for approximately only 20 percent of … Read More
Evaluating Adoption of Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices: Evidence from India and Nepal
This study aimed to understand how climate hazards impacts the livelihoods of farming communities. Background Climate change has adverse implications for crop yield, food supply, market prices and can further aggravate the situation of food insecurity and poverty in South … Read More
Financial Health Scorecard for Gig and Platform Workers
This project aimed to create a scorecard or assessment tool for financial health that can serve as an index or a collection of various metrics. Background Financial inclusion has been a top priority for policymakers and the private sector, as … Read More
Using Power Balancing (POWBAL) for Demand Response
This project aims to make the energy sector cleaner by moving power consumption to the times when power generation is the least carbon-intensive, leading also to cost savings.  Background A team led by researchers at Imperial College London have developed … Read More
Understanding the Treatment Gap for Substance Use Disorder in India
The study aims to measure the availability of treatment for substance use disorder in selected states in India, understand the treatment preferences of medical practitioners, and gain insights into treatment demand (or lack of it). Background Substance or drug use … Read More
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