Eric Berg, the executive director of LINGOs (Learning In NGOs) on Thursday announced the eight finalists and two winners of the second eLearning Global Giveback Competition at The eLearning Guild Learning Solutions Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida. We're very proud that our first-ever e-learning course, “Client Protection and Financial Education in Microfinance,” was presented as a winner in the individual developer category!
Introducing the Smart Assessment: an In-Depth Client Protection Diagnostic Tool
If you're looking to take a major step forward in securing your institution's position as a pro-consumer organization, an important new tool is now at your disposal: the Smart Assessment. To learn more about how a Smart Assessment can benefit you and your MFI, we invite you to click here. For a list of Smart-Certified Assessors, please click here, and you can review a list of institutions that have already had assessments here.
Coming up with a standard of what can be considered “responsible” is unfortunately very difficult. As a tool to spark in-depth discussion on this topical issue, The Smart Campaign is releasing: “Responsible Pricing: The State of the Practice”, a draft discussion paper prepared by Larry Reed with assistance from MicroFinance Transparency.
Speaking the Same Language – The Center Launches the Financial Inclusion Glossary
The Center for Financial Inclusion developed its vision for financial inclusion because we recognized that a clear definition of financial inclusion is lacking in current conversations. Now we want to move beyond defining the term financial inclusion to building out the language essential for discussing this multi-faceted issue, with the Center’s new Financial Inclusion Glossary.
New Smart Campaign Tool – Smart Lending: Client Protection in the Credit Process
Check out the latest addition to the Smart Campaign's Tools & Resources library— Smart Lending: Client Protection in the Credit Process—a veritable roadmap for MFI staff to incorporate client protection practices across the entire loan cycle.
Client Protection Self Assessment Now in Four Languages
The Smart Campaign's "Getting Started Questionnaire: Client Protection Self Assessments for Microfinance Institutions" is now available in English, Spanish, French, and Russian. Download the tool here »
Check out our vision statement for financial inclusion that is based on four dimensions that address the type of products and services provided, how they are provided, who offers those services, and who receives them. We believe that a unified definition of financial inclusion will generate broad and efficient strategies among policymakers, providers, and other stakeholders who are all striving to advance it.
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