Events

Making Financial Products and Services Work for Migrants

Nov 2 | Introducing our second panel for The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) at Accion’s #FinclusionWeek. Varun Aggarwal,
Rahul Ranjan Sinha &
Rupal Kulkarni along with Fabrizio Valenti will deep-dive into actionable solutions that emerge while improving the financial health of migrants. … Read More

Improving Last-Mile Delivery of Financial Services and Welfare Programs

Join us at 4.30 pm IST as we bring together sector experts for The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) at Accion’s #FinclusionWeek for an important discussion on last-mile financial services. Features Tanushree Bhan, Ignacio Mas,
Sonja Kelly, Anjini Kochar &
Anand Raman.
. … Read More

Elevating Gender Equality in COVID-19 Economic Recovery

The socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed progress toward gender equality globally. Studies from around the world reveal that women and girls are increasingly more likely to face poverty, economic insecurity, gender-based violence, and barriers to accessing critical … Read More

LEAD presents its work at the 5th Dvara Research Conference: Household Finance

Host: Dvara Research The 5th Dvara Research Household Finance Conference held from 7th to 11th June 2021, brought together financial practitioners, academics, researchers and practitioners for insightful discussions and presentations on various themes of household finance. LEAD presented findings from its study that … Read More

Gendered Economic Impacts and Burden of Unpaid Care Work: Learnings from COVID-19

Partners: CORE Net, IWWAGE, SEWA Bharat COVID-19 has exposed and worsened existing economic gender inequalities and biases against women in the labor market. Although women’s participation and remuneration have always been much lower than men’s, it has further declined due … Read More

Financing for MSMEs: Panel Discussion Organised by GAME

Executive Director Sharon Buteau was a panellist in a webinar on ‘Financing for MSMEs’, organised by the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship India (G.A.M.E India). Speakers included: Nat Mallupillai – Director, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation India, LLP; Sanjay Thakur … Read More

AVPN SAICF 21: Reimagining India’s Social Protection Architecture

LEAD hosted a session on Social Protection at the first ever South Asia Impact Capital Festival by AVPN Asia … Read More

IndOx launches first ever Impact Film Competition

The IndOx initiative is holding the first ever Impact Film Competion for young Indian filmmakers keen on making a social impact through their art. … Read More

LEAD at IFI Summit 2021: Can Meso-Level Insurance Work in Protecting Farmers?

LEAD hosted a panel discussion on meso-level agricultural insurance at IFI Summit 2021. … Read More