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Savings Activation

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This study examines how access to a savings card can influence the saving behaviour of customers, and improve their financial health and resilience. … Read More

Evaluating Constraints to the Adoption of Machan Farming

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This study examines the role of credit constraints in the adoption of an innovative new model of multi-layered vegetable farming in contemporary India. … Read More

Impact Assessment of Infosys Foundation’s Grants

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As part of this project, the Infosys Foundation engaged LEAD to undertake impact assessments of its grantee portfolio. … Read More

Online-Offline Collaboration on Microloans

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This study examines the factors that influence interest and uptake of micro loans in the MSME segment, and improve our understanding of the role that such financial products can play in their credit portfolio. … Read More

Tamil Nadu Socioeconomic Mobility Survey

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This panel survey was initiated to understand the long-term pathways that influence socio-economic development. … Read More

Catalyst: Inclusive Cashless Payment Partnership

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This initiative was launched with an aim to promote last-mile digital payment solutions for underserved communities of merchants and consumers in India. Housed at LEAD, it was supported through USAID’s Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR) program with FHI360. … Read More

Impact of COVID-19 on Microenterprises in India

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This study, conducted in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, captures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on microenterprises in India through a multi-dimensional study. … Read More

Assessing the Business Correspondent Model in Women’s World Banking Pilot Cities

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This study aimed to understand the demand and supply-side factors that influence the success of the Business Correspondent model in India. … Read More

Exploring the Uptake and Use of Supplementary Nutrition under ICDS

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This study examines the demand and supply side factors that influence the uptake of Take Home Rations provided under the ICDS program, in Tamil Nadu. … Read More

Digital Solutions for Empowerment of Women’s Collectives in Chhattisgarh

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This project examines the pathways through which a digital platform can improve women’s access and take-up of government entitlements and create sustainable livelihoods. … Read More