MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Poverty Scorecard for Afghanistan, Implementing Microfinance Information Systems, Improving Client Value from Microinsurance

“A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Afghanistan” by Mark Schreiner; published by Microfinance Risk Management LLC; January 2012; 117 pages; available at http://www.microfinance.com/#Afghanistan

Using data from Afghanistan’s “National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/8”, this scorecard estimates the probability that a household has expenditures below the poverty line using ten indicators that field agents can quickly collect and verify.

“Information Systems: A Practical Guide to Implementing Microfinance Information Systems” by Lauren Braniff and Xavier Faz; published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); January 2012; 88 pages; available at http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.56237/TG_Information_Systems.pdf

This paper is technical guide that offers templates and tools to guide users through selecting and implementing management information systems.

“Improving Client Value From Microinsurance: Insights From India, Kenya, and the Philippines” by Michal Matul, Clemence Tatin-Jaleran and Eamon Kelly; published by International Labour Organization; September 2011; 49 pages; available at http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/mifacility/download/mpaper12_clientvalue.pdf?utm_source=EI29&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EI

This paper analyses 15 microinsurance schemes using the International Labor Organization’s client value assessment tool, which is called PACE, based on its consideration of product, access, cost and experience. The PACE tool is intended to facilitate comparisons of the added value for clients among various insurance products and alternative means of protection such as informal risk-sharing practices.

By Natalie Baer, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

“A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Afghanistan” http://www.microfinance.com/#Afghanistan

“Information Systems: A Practical Guide to Implementing Microfinance Information Systems” http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.56237/TG_Information_Systems.pdf

“Improving Client Value From Microinsurance: Insights From India, Kenya, And The Philippines” http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/mifacility/download/mpaper12_clientvalue.pdf?utm_source=EI29&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EI

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