Microfinance Gateway Bulletin – 29 May 2013

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Photo Credit: Sajal Biswas	The Gateway Guide to Conversations on Gender Did you know that women perform 66% of the world's work, produce 50% of the food, but earn only 10% of the income and own only 1% of the property? More than 1.3 billion women worldwide lack access to financial services. Despite progress, work remains. This week the Gateway presents our picks of the latest literature on gender and financial inclusion.

Latest in the Library Solutions for the Poorest: Insights on Savings Behavior of India's Ultra-Poor Publisher: Grameen Foundation Highlighting the importance of savings in helping the ultra-poor escape poverty Advancing Financial Inclusion through Use of Market Archetypes Faz, X. & Moser, T. Publisher: CGAP Presenting a market archetype framework to improve the reach of branchless banking Promoting Women's Financial Inclusion: A Toolkit Napier, M., Melamed, C., Taylor, G. & Jaeggi, T. Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH & Department for International Development Presenting a toolkit to help stakeholders design and implement women-centered financial inclusion programs Study on the Drivers of Over-Indebtedness of Microfinance Borrowers in Cambodia: An In-depth Investigation of Saturated Areas Liv, D. Publisher: BlueOrchard, Cambodia Institute of Development Study, Oikocredit & Incofin Investment Management Identifying drivers of over-indebtedness among poor borrowers in Cambodia Searching for Metaphors of Household Financial Management Mas, I. Publisher: MicroSave Using field research to understand how ordinary people think about money management View all in the library >>  Announcements Call for Applications: Women's World Banking Women in Leadership Program Posted: 24 May 2013 | Source: Women's World Banking Study Shows Great Benefits of Mobile Technology for Afghan Women Posted: 24 May 2013 | Source: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) IFC Supports SB Sberbank JSC in Kazakhstan to Increase Access to Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises Posted: 23 May 2013 | Source: International Finance Corporation View all announcements >>

Follow us @MFGateway Connect with us Like our page  Featured Publication Deep Outreach Financial Inclusion: Mass–Scale, Low Cost Saving and Borrowing for Those Microfinance Cannot Profitably Reach May 2013, Ashe, J. Highlighting the advantages of savings groups as a tool to help the poorest people access financial services  Upcoming Events Webinar: Tapping the Reservoir - Assessing the Impact of Financial Services for Youth in Morocco 12 Jun 2013   The SEEP Network 9th University Meets Microfinance Workshop: Financial Inclusion and Microfinance in Latin America 30 May 2013 - 31 May 2013, Spain PlaNet Finance Webinar: Technology - Improving the Enrolment Experience  04 Jun 2013  Microinsurance Innovation Facility Training Workshop on Islamic Microfinance 04 Jun 2013 - 06 Jun 2013, Ethiopia  Center of Excellence in Islamic Microfinance 8th Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum 05 Jun 2013 - 07 Jun 2013, United States Center for Financial Services Innovation & American Banker 2013 SPTF Annual Meeting 05 Jun 2013 - 08 Jun 2013, Panama  Social Performance Task Force Global Payment Summit 06 Jun 2013 - 07 Jun 2013, Singapore  Transactives 3rd European Research Conference on Microfinance  10 Jun 2013 - 12 Jun 2013, Norway University of Agder Cracking the Nut 2013: Sustainable Sourcing for Agricultural Supply Chains 25 Jun 2013 - 26 Jun 2013 , Germany AZMJ View all events >>

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