 | e-MFP Activity Report 2021 This annual activity report provides a summary to our members and the financial inclusion community of what we have been doing this year – from Covid-specific workstreams to Action Groups, publications and new communications models – and to put these activities in the context of what e-MFP has planned for the future, always ensuring that everything we do is responsive to the concerns, ideas and priorities of our members and the financial inclusion sector at large. Read here |
 | The First Wealth is Health: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2021 on Inclusive Finance and Health Care For almost everyone in the world this year, health care has been at the forefront of their minds. Covid-19 has put all countries’ health care systems under a microscope, and one legacy of the pandemic will undoubtedly be a re-thinking of how all societies take care of their most vulnerable people. 'The First Wealth is Health' condenses the themes, pulls together the outstanding cases and factors for success from the 2021 European Microfinance Award on Inclusive Finance and Health Care. Read here |
 | Covid-19 and the Financial Inclusion Value Chain The e-MFP ‘From Research to Practice and Back Again’ Action Group conducted a research project seeking to analyze the challenges and risks faced by the financial inclusion value chain actors during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the point of view of clients, Financial Service Provider (FSPs), investors, policymakers and regulators to identify new arising opportunities and lessons earned to be generally applied to crises with a global reach. Read here |
 | Members' Spotlight on Inclusive Finance and Health Care e-MFP is a member-led platform, and we always want to hear what our members are doing in different fields, to increase linkages and knowledge sharing both across the platform and with other stakeholders. Over 2021, e-MFP reached out to its members to see who was doing what in the area of the year’s European Microfinance Award theme – ‘Inclusive Finance and Health Care’. Read here |
 | Human Resource Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector This report is the result of the e-MFP Human Resources (HR) Action Group’s research journey to map out the current landscape of Human Resource Development (HRD) practices among microfinance institutions (MFIs), and to shed some light on the relationship between HR practices and MFI performance. Read here |
 | The Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 - the e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends The fourth in the annual series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. e-MFP’s Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 report, (available in English, French and Spanish), examines current trends, future focus areas, challenges, role changes – and how to ‘build back better’. Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en español |
 | Weathering the Storm II - Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past This joint publication of e-MFP and CFI, brings together the experience of 16 different institutions that dealt with crisis and makes it available to all. These case studies come from 14 countries on four continents, including nearly every type of institution — from NGO to bank. Through these previous case studies the sector can build on earlier experiences and focus on rebuilding both better and faster. Read here |
 | European Microfinance Week 2020 Conference Report Delve into the extensive summaries plus full recordings of the EMW2020 sessions. Catch up on the stimulating discussion and knowledge exchange in our unique extensive report which features all the sessions and brings together the important discussions, findings and presentations of the conference. Read here |
 | Encouraging Effective and Inclusive Savings - Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2020 The publication pulls together the innovations and factors for success of the 2020 top-ten Award applicants, while outlining the enduring (and especially relevant today) importance of access to savings to strengthen resilience of low-income households. For the first time, this annual series on the Award topic is published in Spanish and French. Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en espanol |
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e-MFP has had a busy and productive 2021 and this is especially true for publications. A big thank you to all those involved and in case some passed you by, see the complete list:
e-MFP Activity Report 2021
This annual activity report provides a summary to our members and the financial inclusion community of what we have been doing this year – from Covid-specific workstreams to Action Groups, publications and new communications models – and to put these activities in the context of what e-MFP has planned for the future, always ensuring that everything we do is responsive to the concerns, ideas and priorities of our members and the financial inclusion sector at large.
Read here
The First Wealth is Health: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2021 on Inclusive Finance and Health Care
For almost everyone in the world this year, health care has been at the forefront of their minds. Covid-19 has put all countries’ health care systems under a microscope, and one legacy of the pandemic will undoubtedly be a re-thinking of how all societies take care of their most vulnerable people. 'The First Wealth is Health' condenses the themes, pulls together the outstanding cases and factors for success from the 2021 European Microfinance Award on Inclusive Finance and Health Care.
Read here
Covid-19 and the Financial Inclusion Value Chain
The e-MFP ‘From Research to Practice and Back Again’ Action Group conducted a research project seeking to analyze the challenges and risks faced by the financial inclusion value chain actors during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the point of view of clients, Financial Service Provider (FSPs), investors, policymakers and regulators to identify new arising opportunities and lessons earned to be generally applied to crises with a global reach.
Read here
Members' Spotlight on Inclusive Finance and Health Care
e-MFP is a member-led platform, and we always want to hear what our members are doing in different fields, to increase linkages and knowledge sharing both across the platform and with other stakeholders. Over 2021, e-MFP reached out to its members to see who was doing what in the area of the year’s European Microfinance Award theme – ‘Inclusive Finance and Health Care’.
Read here
Human Resource Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector
This report is the result of the e-MFP Human Resources (HR) Action Group’s research journey to map out the current landscape of Human Resource Development (HRD) practices among microfinance institutions (MFIs), and to shed some light on the relationship between HR practices and MFI performance.
Read here
The Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 - the e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends
The fourth in the annual series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. e-MFP’s Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 report, (available in English, French and Spanish), examines current trends, future focus areas, challenges, role changes – and how to ‘build back better’.
Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en español
Weathering the Storm II - Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past
This joint publication of e-MFP and CFI, brings together the experience of 16 different institutions that dealt with crisis and makes it available to all. These case studies come from 14 countries on four continents, including nearly every type of institution — from NGO to bank. Through these previous case studies the sector can build on earlier experiences and focus on rebuilding both better and faster.
Read here
European Microfinance Week 2020 Conference Report
Delve into the extensive summaries plus full recordings of the EMW2020 sessions. Catch up on the stimulating discussion and knowledge exchange in our unique extensive report which features all the sessions and brings together the important discussions, findings and presentations of the conference.
Read here
Encouraging Effective and Inclusive Savings - Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2020
The publication pulls together the innovations and factors for success of the 2020 top-ten Award applicants, while outlining the enduring (and especially relevant today) importance of access to savings to strengthen resilience of low-income households. For the first time, this annual series on the Award topic is published in Spanish and French.
Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en espanol