 | e-MFP Activity Report 2022 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 |
 | Financial Inclusion that Works for Women: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2022 'Financial Inclusion that Works for Women' condenses the themes, pulls together the outstanding cases, profiles the 10 semi-finalists (and among them the 3 finalists) of the European Microfinance Award 2022 and concludes with the 'Factors for Success' that have emerged. What distinguishes the ten exceptional initiatives and how can other organisations replicate their success?
Read here |
 | The Green Index 3.0 The Green Index 3.0 publication documents the update process and presents the new tool, its standards and indicators as well as its scoring system and how it can be digitally accessed and used. Since its first launch, the Green Index has become the main framework for assessing the environmental performance of financial services providers in green inclusive finance and defining action plans to improve it. Today, many different stakeholders have incorporated the Green Index in their product lines and in their governance.
Read here |
 | Members' Spotlight on Financial Inclusion that Works for Women 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 2022, e-MFP reached out with some questions to its members to see who was doing what in the area of this year’s European Microfinance Award theme – Financial Inclusion that Works for Women.
Read here |
 | The Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 - the e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends The fifth 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 2022 report, (available in English, French and Spanish), examines current trends, future priority areas and comments on the expected (and hoped-for) direction of financial inclusion progress.
Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en español |
 | A Brief Introduction to to WASH for Impact Investors The e-MFP WASH Action Group, led by Aqua for All, implemented a research study to better understand the WASH sector and its relevance for low-income populations in developing countries, and to address key information/knowledge gaps that constrain investors in their decisions. This first short publication conveys the main messages of the study conducted and introduces the in-depth publication – ‘A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors’ which is published in 2 parts.
Read here |
 | A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors - Part 1
Part I aims to improve awareness about the sector and its linkage with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by presenting the main concepts in WASH, outlining the value chains of safe drinking water and sanitation, and showcasing SMEs working in WASH and their business models. It contains valuable information not only for impact investors but for all financial inclusion stakeholders looking to improve their knowledge about the sector.
Read here |
 | A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors - Part 2
Part II focuses on the WASH economy, drawing attention to the existing funding gap, identifying challenges and preconceived ideas about investing in WASH projects and advancing solutions to tackle the identified challenges, with the expectation of contributing to catalyse new investments in the sector in the short and medium term.
Read here |
 | Outcomes Management for Financial Service Providers: A proposed standard framework aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals The e-MFP Investors Action Group has developed a project led by CERISE to explore innovative approaches for investors on measuring and reporting outcomes using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This has been a collaborative project also involving SPTF's Outcomes Working Group, which continues previous joint work on the topic of outcomes measurement and management and complements other initiatives such as CERISE's LabODD. With this report, e-MFP and its partners aim to contribute to building a framework of actionable indicators based on the SDG targets that can answer the need for a simple, credible methodology to monitor outcomes: one that is built on a well-defined social strategy and theory of change, and that is assessed regularly through internal data management systems.
Read here |
 | European Microfinance Week 2021 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 |
 | The First Wealth is Health: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2021 on ‘Inclusive Finance & Health Care’ 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.
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e-MFP has had a busy and productive 2022 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 2022
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
Financial Inclusion that Works for Women: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2022
'Financial Inclusion that Works for Women' condenses the themes, pulls together the outstanding cases, profiles the 10 semi-finalists (and among them the 3 finalists) of the European Microfinance Award 2022 and concludes with the 'Factors for Success' that have emerged. What distinguishes the ten exceptional initiatives and how can other organisations replicate their success?
Read here
The Green Index 3.0
The Green Index 3.0 publication documents the update process and presents the new tool, its standards and indicators as well as its scoring system and how it can be digitally accessed and used. Since its first launch, the Green Index has become the main framework for assessing the environmental performance of financial services providers in green inclusive finance and defining action plans to improve it. Today, many different stakeholders have incorporated the Green Index in their product lines and in their governance.
Read here
Members' Spotlight on Financial Inclusion that Works for Women
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 2022, e-MFP reached out with some questions to its members to see who was doing what in the area of this year’s European Microfinance Award theme – Financial Inclusion that Works for Women.
Read here
The Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 - the e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends
The fifth 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 2022 report, (available in English, French and Spanish), examines current trends, future priority areas and comments on the expected (and hoped-for) direction of financial inclusion progress.
Read in English / Lire en français / Leer en español
A Brief Introduction to to WASH for Impact Investors
The e-MFP WASH Action Group, led by Aqua for All, implemented a research study to better understand the WASH sector and its relevance for low-income populations in developing countries, and to address key information/knowledge gaps that constrain investors in their decisions. This first short publication conveys the main messages of the study conducted and introduces the in-depth publication – ‘A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors’ which is published in 2 parts.
Read here
A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors - Part 1
Part I aims to improve awareness about the sector and its linkage with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by presenting the main concepts in WASH, outlining the value chains of safe drinking water and sanitation, and showcasing SMEs working in WASH and their business models. It contains valuable information not only for impact investors but for all financial inclusion stakeholders looking to improve their knowledge about the sector.
Read here
A Handbook on WASH for Impact Investors - Part 2
Part II focuses on the WASH economy, drawing attention to the existing funding gap, identifying challenges and preconceived ideas about investing in WASH projects and advancing solutions to tackle the identified challenges, with the expectation of contributing to catalyse new investments in the sector in the short and medium term.
Read here
Outcomes Management for Financial Service Providers: A proposed standard framework aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals
The e-MFP Investors Action Group has developed a project led by CERISE to explore innovative approaches for investors on measuring and reporting outcomes using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This has been a collaborative project also involving SPTF's Outcomes Working Group, which continues previous joint work on the topic of outcomes measurement and management and complements other initiatives such as CERISE's LabODD. With this report, e-MFP and its partners aim to contribute to building a framework of actionable indicators based on the SDG targets that can answer the need for a simple, credible methodology to monitor outcomes: one that is built on a well-defined social strategy and theory of change, and that is assessed regularly through internal data management systems.
Read here
European Microfinance Week 2021 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
The First Wealth is Health: Lessons and Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2021 on ‘Inclusive Finance & Health Care’
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 in English / Lire en français / Leer en espanol