Client Protection Training for the leading practitioners in Egypt
On January 11-13, 2022, CERISE + SPTF worked with the World Bank (WB) and the Egyptian Federation of Microfinance (EMF) to deliver a training on Client Protection to the country’s most prominent practitioners. Forty-three representatives of Egyptian Banks, Microfinance Companies, and NGOs—representing 90% of the national microfinance market—participated actively in the three-day training designed to…
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Conducting remote evaluations: the experience of Invest in Visions
In a context of COVID-19 pandemic where opportunities for direct interactions have been limited, many of us started to conduct evaluations and provide support remotely. Remote work indeed appears as a practical way to keep operations going. However, it also comes with limitations. In a first article published in June 2021 – Conducting remote evaluations:…
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An interview with Jurgen Hammer by InFiNe.lu
Jurgen Hammer, Managing Director of SPTF Europe, presents the work of SPTF to the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe.lu). Read Face-to-Face Interview Watch Video Presentation InFiNe.lu is the Luxembourg platform that brings together public, private and civil society actors involved in inclusive finance. As member of InFiNe.lu, SPTF Europe brings its experience to the Platform of…
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SPI Online hits a thousand audits!
SPI is the most widely used social audit tool in inclusive finance. Designed to manage and measure financial services providers’ (FSPs) social performance, the SPI is a management, monitoring and reporting tool. For 20 years, CERISE has developed and refined the SPI thanks to user feedback. Our goal? Help FSPs monitor social performance, take informed…
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SAM and EMW 2021 – Focus on outcomes measurement
This year, CERISE was thrilled to take part in the African Microfinance Week (SAM) in Kigali in October, and in the virtual edition of the European Microfinance Week (EMW) in November. During the SAM, CERISE conducted various trainings in collaboration with SPTF, among which one was specifically focusing on clients’ outcomes measurement (picture above). The…
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