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The 2023 MFI Index

The Microfinance Index is a groundbreaking financial inclusion initiative that provides high-quality, comparable impact data for the microfinance industry, driven entirely by client voices. This annual initiative has expanded to collect more than 1 million unique global data points in 2023.

60dB Core Insights, Explained

Core Insights are a great starting point when it comes to understanding the impact of a product or service, as questions are applicable across many sectors, countries and languages.

Las microfinanzas para mujeres

¿Ampliar el acceso a fondos genera cambios en su calidad de vida? Explora el poder transformador de las microfinanzas en la vida de las mujeres. Descubre cómo Pro Mujer planea mejorar sus productos a través de la medición del impacto para lograr sostenibilidad y equidad a largo plazo.

Southeast Asia Financial Service Providers 2023 Impact Report

This addendum was prepared by 60 Decibels and funded by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP).

Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa Performance Summary

The insights are based on phone interviews with 72 beneficiaries conducted by 60 Decibels trained researchers.

Risk of child labor in microfinance: findings from the ILO and 60 Decibels

The ILO’s Social Finance Programme and 60 Decibels spoke with 2,242 clients from eight microfinance institutions (MFIs) to understand how the business used help, paid or unpaid, from children (individuals below the age of 18).

Unpacking Earned Wage Access with Paymenow

Paymenow's latest 60dB Impact Measurement Report revealed they had increased their customers’ quality of life by 94%

Listening in the time of COVID-19

In 2020 we spoke to 50,712 people in 32 countries (Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nigeria, Paraguay, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United States and Zambia) about how COVID-19 has affected their lives.

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The 2023 MFI Index

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60dB Core Insights, Explained

Las microfinanzas para mujeres

Southeast Asia Financial Service Providers 2023 Impact Report

Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa Performance Summary

Risk of child labor in microfinance: findings from the ILO and 60 Decibels

Unpacking Earned Wage Access with Paymenow

Listening in the time of COVID-19

60dB Impact Due Diligence, Explained

Introducing the Financial Inclusion Benchmarks

Microfinance for Women

Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Advisories: Insights from Farming Messages in Ethiopia

The usage and impact of electric pressure cookers (EPCs) used by customers in Kenya

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