PUBLICATIONS
Making Digital Finance Work for Women: Insights from an Innovative Training Program for MFI Clients
September 2019 - Smitha Cunigal
Lead Centre: LEAD
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion, Capacity Building
This brief captures insights from an awareness generation and training program for MFI clients. The publication was developed as part of a multi-year capacity building program undertaken by LEAD and Sa-Dhan (Association of Community Development Finance Institutions), with assistance from HSBC. The training intervention aims at improving awareness and confidence among MFI clients in the use of various digital financial products and services, through a multi-pronged approach using presentations, videos, and games.
Nurse and Physician Reflections on the Application of a Quality Standards Training Program to Reduce Maternal Mortality
August 2018 - Shannon Maloney, Mohammad Siahpush, Danae Dinkel, Paraskevi A Farazi, Jithin Jose, Rohini Dutta
Lead Centre: IFMRLEAD
Focus Area: Public Health
Low and middle income countries are characterised by high rates of maternal mortality, in spite of a rise in facility-supported births. This warrants a need to assess the quality of maternal care. The current study evaluated provider perspectives on teaching material in an evidence-based medical education session, directed at addressing common causes of maternal mortality in government hospitals in India.
Understanding the Impact of Demonetization on Bank Account Holders from Low Income Households
April 2018 - Suraj Nair, Shruti Korada, Preethi Rao
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion
This study, conducted by IFMR LEAD, attempts to contribute to the ongoing debate of the short and long-term effects of demonetization on low income households who while formally banked, are among the most prone to adverse effects of demonetization policy, owing to their socio-economic, demographic and occupational profiles.
ArthImpact Happy Loans
Report 2017 - Anoushaka Chandrashekar, Shashank Sreedharan
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion, Digital Credit
The report encapsulates results of a study on the impact of a microcredit product called “Happy Loans” on the business and family fronts of its clients, as well as on the extent of (digital) financial empowerment of this group.
Study on the Drivers of over-indebtedess of Microfinance Borrowers in India: An in-depth investigation of saturated areas
November 2016 - Shambhavi Srivastava, Sakshi Mohan
Lead Centre: Centre for Microfinance
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion
In the past few years, India has become a predominant player in the microfinance sector in the sub-continent. While the sector has recorded phenomenal growth in recent years, incidences of over-indebtedness (OID) are being reported in various parts of the country as well. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem of over-indebtedness and its extent in the selected areas of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Mysore (Karnataka).
