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How BII Uses 60dB Signal for Faster, Data-Driven Impact Investment Decisions

A case study in modern DFI impact measurement: moving beyond country-level estimates to make confident, evidence-based investment decisions.

How Kreedo is Reshaping Classroom Practice in India’s Low-Fee Schools

We spoke with teachers across Kreedo's partner schools to find out whether a play-based curriculum genuinely changes classroom practice, and where it falls short.

What Borrowers’ Voices Reveal About the Child Impact of Financial Inclusion

New research explores how a child lens can reveal differences in how households experience financial services — from resilience and savings to education and wellbeing outcomes.

How Education Financing Is Changing Student Outcomes

We partnered with ErudiFi to hear directly from 301 borrowers in Indonesia and the Philippines about how education financing shapes their lives.

Powering Change: Women Entrepreneurs at the Heart of the Energy Transition

We spoke with 1,166 women entrepreneurs participating in ENERGIA’s Phase 7 Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme across Asia and Africa to understand how access to clean energy opportunities is shaping their businesses, households, and communities.

Webinar: What 450 Farmers Told Us About AI Chatbot Usage

Join us for a deep dive into the findings from our recent study on FarmerChat, an AI-powered advisory tool reaching farmers across Kenya.

60dB Impact Ecosystem Map

Explore our free Impact Ecosystem Map to see who’s investing in whom across funds and portfolio companies. Identify co-investors, thematic clusters, and capital flows across the impact landscape in one interactive view.

Webinar: How BII uses 60dB Signal to screen deals and set strategy

A practical session with Martina Castro, BII’s Head of Impact, Analytics and Insights to share how Signal is supporting their work—from Investment Committee-ready impact cases to deeper sector-wide analysis.

Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union (OCFCU): Insights on Digital Payments

What 254 coffee farmers in Ethiopia told us about receiving payments via bank transfers — from payment timelines and transparency to trust, security, and access.

60dB’s 2025 Year in Review

Drawing on over 600 impact studies, thousands of human stories, and learnings from 10+ pilots testing AI-enabled data collection, we reflect on five shifts that defined 2025—and five shaping the year ahead.

Lending to Africa’s agricultural SMEs has immediate impact (ImpactAlpha)

60 Decibels spent four years tracking 656 SMEs across Aceli Africa’s portfolio. The data reveals a clear pattern: When appropriately structured capital finally reaches agricultural SMEs, change happens in months, not years.

Supporting agricultural SMEs: impacting farmers and rural workers

60 Decibels partnered with Aceli Africa to assess if the right support - financial and otherwise - can unlock lending to agricultural SMEs, and whether these loans enable business growth and better outcomes for farmers and rural workers.

Webinar: The Customer Data Advantage – Driving Better Operational and Investment Decisions

Join us for a discussion on how customer-level data can unlock stronger impact outcomes and better commercial performance. We explore how leading organizations integrate customer feedback into decision making—from improving products and distribution to strengthening investment strategies and utilizing 60dB Signal.

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How BII Uses 60dB Signal for Faster, Data-Driven Impact Investment Decisions

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How Kreedo is Reshaping Classroom Practice in India’s Low-Fee Schools

What Borrowers’ Voices Reveal About the Child Impact of Financial Inclusion

How Education Financing Is Changing Student Outcomes

Powering Change: Women Entrepreneurs at the Heart of the Energy Transition

Webinar: What 450 Farmers Told Us About AI Chatbot Usage

60dB Impact Ecosystem Map

Webinar: How BII uses 60dB Signal to screen deals and set strategy

Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union (OCFCU): Insights on Digital Payments

60dB’s 2025 Year in Review

Lending to Africa’s agricultural SMEs has immediate impact (ImpactAlpha)

Supporting agricultural SMEs: impacting farmers and rural workers

Webinar: The Customer Data Advantage – Driving Better Operational and Investment Decisions

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