Enhancing Microfinance Efficacy through Integrated Services
Enhancing Microfinance Efficacy through Integrated Services
poor. These are individuals living below the poverty line earning less than $1 per day in the
poorest countries and less than $2 in middle-income developing countries. Unlike the destitute
poor, these individuals may not have to worry about the basic necessities such as food, water,
shelter, and clothing all year round, but they are still vulnerable to adverse effects that interrupt
their income such as ill health, lack of education, and natural disasters as described earlier. While
they are served by microfinance organizations, they can benefit from additional support to help
them become more sustainable clients and have an increased likelihood of success. Incorporating
elements of Grameen Bank and BRAC’s successes at synergizing various empowerment
interventions with the provision of microfinance (often through related companies), organizations
such as Pro Mujer and Fonkoze and others have attempted to link microfinance with health,
education, and natural disaster relief and prevention.
Microfinance: A Platform for Social Change
by Marge Magner
March 2007
Grameen Foundation
Enhancing Microfinance Efficacy through Integrated Services - To learn more about this author, visit Grameen Foundation's Website.
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Most microfinance organizations serve what we define as the extreme and the moderate
poor. These are individuals living below the poverty line earning less than $1 per day in the
poorest countries and less than $2 in middle-income developing countries. Unlike the destitute
poor, these individuals may not have to worry about the basic necessities such as food, water,
shelter, and clothing all year round, but they are still vulnerable to adverse effects that interrupt
their income such as ill health, lack of education, and natural disasters as described earlier. While
they are served by microfinance organizations, they can benefit from additional support to help
them become more sustainable clients and have an increased likelihood of success. Incorporating
elements of Grameen Bank and BRAC’s successes at synergizing various empowerment
interventions with the provision of microfinance (often through related companies), organizations
such as Pro Mujer and Fonkoze and others have attempted to link microfinance with health,
education, and natural disaster relief and prevention.
Microfinance: A Platform for Social Change
by Marge Magner
March 2007
Grameen Foundation
Enhancing Microfinance Efficacy through Integrated Services - To learn more about this author, visit Grameen Foundation's Website.
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