New & Noteworthy

The Smart Campaign releases a new library with tools and resources that engage microfinance institutions with the Client Protection Principles. 

Current Openings:
- Deputy Director, The Smart Campaign
- Communications and Web Manager

See the position descriptions or apply here.

The Smart Campaign releases a new Smart Note about the success of mobile banking in Kenya.

Dr. Susan Johnson, senior lecturer at the University of Bath, will discuss the rapid take up of mobile money transfer services in Kenya and how this reveals a rift between the formal and informal sectors.

Click here for more information about the event.

A new Smart Campaign Smart Note describes how institutions can develop stronger pro-client attitudes.

We're pleased to release a new Smart Note focusing on the efforts of AccessBank Azerbaijan to practice non-discrimination among employees through deliberate efforts to hire persons with disabilities. 

The Smart Campaign, a global initiative to incorporate strong client protection principles across the microfinance industry, will receive support from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group to help Latin American and Caribbean microfinance institutions incorporate client protection practices into their operations.

Coordinating in an unprecedented way, a group of eight microfinance CEOs from leading organizations has just issued a “Road Map for the Microfinance Industry: Focusing on Responsible and Client-Centered Microfinance.”

The Smart Campaign Certification Task Force needs the help of all Campaign endorsers on the Client Protection Certification Program. Read more about how and why your input is needed!

As the HBS-Accion executive education program enters its seventh year, we’re happy to announce that the application process for 2012 is open. The 2012 program is scheduled to take place April 9th-14th at the Harvard Business School campus in Boston.