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Rural Finance Policies 4 - Considerations in the placement and outreach of microfinance organizations: the case of ASA, BRAC, and PROSHIKA in Bangladesh

Governments, policymakers, and donors attach a great deal of importance to poverty outreach—the extent to which MFIs serve poor and disadvantaged locations—when evaluating microfinance institutions (MFIs). With the above considerations in mind, IFPRI undertook a study of the service placement of th...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Manohar, Zeller, Manfred
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
Subjects:
microfinance
evaluation
microenterprises
non-governmental organizations
government purchases
poverty alleviation
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156426
Summary:Governments, policymakers, and donors attach a great deal of importance to poverty outreach—the extent to which MFIs serve poor and disadvantaged locations—when evaluating microfinance institutions (MFIs). With the above considerations in mind, IFPRI undertook a study of the service placement of three major NGOs in Bangladesh: the Association of Social Advancement (ASA), the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), and Proshika Manobik Unnayan Kendra (PROSHIKA).

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