PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

592948

Primary Business Area

Financial Institutions Group

Disclosure Date

Feb 28, 2017

Country

Africa Region

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Apr 5, 2012

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$3,573,088.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Jun 12, 2021

Project Estimated Start Date

Apr 9, 2012

Project Estimated End Date

Dec 31, 2018

Project Description

In partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, the purpose of the DFS knowledge management program described in this Project is to: i) Examine the outcomes of new product and channel interventions undertaken by select IFC DFS partners in Africa; ii) Understand the contribution of commercial DFS to financial inclusion and scale in SSA; and iii) Document learning from IFCs Africa DFS program to disseminate internally and to the wider microfinance industry. The project has a applied research approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning. The research agenda has a three part strategy: (1) To understand drivers for the scale and growth of DFS, delivering strategic client-facing results (2) To understand how IFC DFS project interventions support clients to improve DFS operations and reach markets for better financial inclusion, by providing benchmarks, lessons and practices common across portfolio (3) To understand the impact of DFS on end users, and to deliver learning on how DFS supports financial inclusion.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation