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The 2025 MFI Index

The 2025 Microfinance Index is built on interviews with 24,450 clients from 39 countries, representing approximately 25 million global microfinance borrowers.

Explore four years of global microfinance insights. Each edition of the Index offers a look at client outcomes, trends in financial inclusion, and how financial service providers are evolving to better serve their clients — all grounded in direct feedback from tens of thousands of borrowers globally.

60dB Microfinance Awards

Introducing the Social Impact Award winners of the Microfinance Indexes, the world’s largest financial inclusion study grounded in customer voice.

Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) Aggregate Report

60 Decibels conducted an assessment on the impact of BGFA-financed companies providing electricity access to rural users in Sub-Saharan Africa to assess impacts on end users’ quality of life. Here's what we found.

Webinar: Midiendo el impacto social en LatAm – el valor de la metodología Lean Data

Acompáñanos en una sesión para conocer a fondo la metodología Lean Data: qué es, cuáles son sus beneficios, y cómo puede ayudarte a escuchar mejor a las personas a las que buscas impactar.

A Recipe for Impact? Using End-User Surveys to Understand the Impact of Nutrition-focused Investment

Can nutrition-focused investments improve both diets and incomes? N3F and 60 Decibels are finding out by surveying farmers and consumers—bringing an end-user lens to impact measurement in the nutrition space.

Listening to the Frontline: Voices from 5,282 Polio Campaign Workers in Nigeria

We heard directly from 5,282 workers across Nigeria about their experience with digital payments — and what’s needed to keep campaigns strong.

60 Decibels Inclusive Opportunity

Fully-funded impact measurement studies to early-stage, locally owned and/or women-led organizations.

Kenyan Coffee Cooperative: Insights on Digital Payments for Farmers

As digital payments gain traction in agricultural value chains, it’s vital to understand the lived experiences of Kenyan coffee farmers. 60 Decibels spoke to 271 farmers in Meru to hear directly from them about what’s working — and what could be better — when receiving payments through SACCOs.

60 Decibels Snapshot Report en Latinoamérica

Descubre qué tienen que decir más de 30,000 personas en Latinoamérica sobre el impacto que experimentan con distintos productos y servicios en la región — en sus propias palabras.

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Beyond the Finish Line: Long-Term Impact of TechnoServe’s ITE and EMERGE Programs

Explore this in-depth look at how TechnoServe entrepreneurship programs in Latin America impacted business survival, revenue, and job creation–years after they ended.

Webinar: Voces de Latinoamérica – Aprendizajes de casi 200 mediciones de impacto en 18 países

Acompáñanos en el lanzamiento del Latin America Snapshot Report de 60 Decibels! Compartiremos los insights que hemos obtenido en los últimos 3 años trabajando en la región.

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60dB Microfinance Awards

Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) Aggregate Report

Webinar: Midiendo el impacto social en LatAm – el valor de la metodología Lean Data

A Recipe for Impact? Using End-User Surveys to Understand the Impact of Nutrition-focused Investment

Listening to the Frontline: Voices from 5,282 Polio Campaign Workers in Nigeria

60 Decibels Inclusive Opportunity

Kenyan Coffee Cooperative: Insights on Digital Payments for Farmers

60 Decibels Snapshot Report en Latinoamérica

Beyond the Finish Line: Long-Term Impact of TechnoServe’s ITE and EMERGE Programs

Webinar: Voces de Latinoamérica – Aprendizajes de casi 200 mediciones de impacto en 18 países

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