Microfinance Institutions can provide wider support during natural disasters to poor households by implementing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities This study aims to assess the gaps between existing DRR practices of MFIs and disaster related vulnerabilities of clients to inform disaster preparedness strategies. … Read More
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Targeting the Hard-Core Poor – An Impact Evaluation
This study evaluates the impact of an asset transfer and training program on the economic and social well-being of ultra-poor households. … Read More
Alleviating Constraints to Adoption of Improved Soil Fertility Management
The study aims to investigate the constraints to the adoption of a new affordable automated system for delivering balanced fertilizer recommendations to farmers and compare it with recommendations from government soil testing laboratories. The aim of the project is to identify farmer fertilizer adoption patterns. … Read More
The Landscape of Crop and Livestock Insurance in India
This is a detailed landscape assessment of agricultural insurance in India, with a focus on crop and livestock insurance, providing a brief overview of the current landscape of products available, details on take-up and usage of crop and livestock insurance and the barriers faced on the supply and demand sides. … Read More
Improving Quality of Health Care to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Kerala, India
This assessment examines the impact of a quality standards training program based on guidelines to improve on the management of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in public hospitals in Kerala. … Read More
Rules of Thumb: Providing Timely Useful Financial Management Advice at Scale in India
This study assesses the impact of an affordable and scalable financial capability intervention that delivered rules of thumb based business advice to entrepreneurs, via voice-based mobile phone messages. … Read More
Activating Environmental Information – Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for India
This study reviews the current status of information dissemination regarding the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to identify possible impediments for its implementation in India. … Read More
Access to Finance in Andhra Pradesh
A detailed study that captures the levels of access to finance in rural Andhra Pradesh with detailed information on microfinance, which is representative of an entire state’s rural population. … Read More
Access to Microfinance, Female Empowerment and Fertility in Urban India
This study evaluates the impact of access to microfinance on female labour force participation and childbearing in the long-term. … Read More
Incentivising Self-Help Groups to Influence Improved Sanitation Behaviors: Evidence from Rural Tamil Nadu
This study aims to understand and unpack the complex factors that influence latrine use in among rural households in India. … Read More