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What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? [PDF]

, 2011
The concept of microcredit was first introduced in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. Professor Yunus started Grameen Bank (GB) more than 30 years ago with the aim of reducing poverty by providing small loans to the country’s rural ...
Copestake, James G., Duvendack, Maren, Hooper, Lee, Loke, Yoon, Palmer-Jones, Richard, Rao, Nitya   +5 more
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Resilience and vulnerabilities of urban food environments in the Asia‐Pacific region

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
This paper highlights the dynamic changes in urban food environments in the Asia Pacific. Whilst modern retail food outlets are increasing, wet markets and informal food outlets, including street foods, continue to play an important role in nutrition and food security.
Emily Rousham, Martyn Clark, Michelle Latham, Swan Pyae Oo, Sonja Read, Paula Griffiths, Jessica Blankenship, Sophie Goudet   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact Analysis of Microfinance in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2011
This paper applies the financing constraints approach to study whether microfinance institutions improved access to credit for microenterprises in Nigeria or not.
Babajide, Abiola
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Human‐Centered Design of a Contextualized Service Delivery Model for Families of Infants With Major Congenital Anomalies in Kenya

Birth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a major cause of childhood mortality and disability in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Our study explored caregiver experiences of infants with major CAs in Kenya and co‐developed interventions using human‐centered design (HCD).
Audrey Chepkemoi, Molly McPheron, Violet Naanyu, James G. Carlucci, Caroline Kerich, Winnie Matelong, Harold Kooreman, Megan S. McHenry, Caitlin Bernard, Marylydia Kiano, Roselyn Midiwo, Beverly Musick, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Kara Wools‐Kaloustian, Rena C. Patel, Edwin Were, John M. Humphrey, on behalf of EA‐IeDEA consortium   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Governance in Microfinance Institutions

Institutional Governance in Microfinance Institutions
池田龍彦教授 ...
openaire   +1 more source

Impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation [PDF]

The spectacular growth of the microfinance industry has been fueled not by market forces but by conscious actions of national governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and donors who view microfinance as an effective tool for alleviating poverty.
Sharma, Manohar
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Online Accessibility of Local Public Enterprise Financial Statements in Indonesia: Can it be Predicted by Institutional Traits of Parent Local Governments?

Public Administration and Development, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 7-20, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aims to fill the research gap within the principal‐agent framework by investigating the effect of local government (LG) institutional characteristics on the online accessibility of local public enterprises' (LPEs) financial statements.
Ray Ferza, Don S. Lee
wiley   +1 more source

An Impact Analysis of Microfinance in Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]

This paper applies the financing constraint approach to study whether microfinance institutions improved access to credit for microenterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Denis Nadolnyak, Valentina Hartarska
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Microfinance, commercialisation and ethics [PDF]

, 2008
This paper discusses the so-called commercial approach to microfinance under economic and ethical aspects. It first shows how microfinance has developed from a purely welfare-oriented activity to a commercially relevant line of banking business.
Schmidt, Reinhard H.
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Context, Culture, and Governance in an Informal Community in Ghana: A Case Study for Community‐Based Adaptation in Public Administration

Public Administration and Development, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 93-103, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In its quest for development, Ghana must address socioeconomic challenges not of its own making, use resources it does not have, and apply externally imposed technocratic knowledge‐based solutions largely incompatible with Ghanaians' lived experience.
Jessica Kritz, Peter F. Haruna
wiley   +1 more source