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OUR APPROACH

"Microfinance is attracting funds from ever increasing sources. How can we best make use of these resources to build local financial markets that work for poor people? Our work aims to ensure that funds for microfinance are directed to the right places, and in the most effective manner." Alexia Latortue, Team Leader, Donors and Investors

FUNDING LANDSCAPE

CGAP seeks to improve the availability and quality of information on funding flows to microfinance to promote greater social and financial transparency.
Flows and Trends
Transparency on Performance

PUBLICATIONS

Good Practice Guidelines for Funders of Microfinance
Maximizing Aid Effectiveness in Microfinance
 Improving Funding Quality
Foreign Capital Investment in Microfinance
Aid Effectiveness in Microfinance

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CGAP Unveils Results of New SmartAid for Microfinance Index

CGAP launched the SmartAid for Microfinance Index in 2007 to measure whether funding agencies are set up to support microfinance effectively. This ambitious project is the first of its kind with the twin objectives of promoting transparent external assessments of funders and influencing the aid effectiveness dialogue to place greater emphasis on strong management systems—the way funders work. Seven funders participated in the pilot round of SmartAid, and six have agreed to share the results of the Index publicly.



NEWS AND EVENTS

MIV Roundtable on Responsible Finance:  On June 19th 2008, CGAP organized a workshop aimed at improving the transparency of microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) on the non-financial bottom lines.

Regional Funder Meeting UEMOA 2008:  Building on an annual tradition, CGAP organized the West Africa funder meeting 8-9 May in Bamako, Mali. This annual regional meeting is an opportunity for funders actively involved in the region to discuss current issues and challenges of expanding access to financial services.

CGAP South Asia Microfinance Funders Roundtable:  CGAP organized a roundtable with a range of funders supporting microfinance in South Asia on May 1, 2008 with the objective to increase efficiency of funding to microfinance by connecting different types of funders, identifying their respective added value and highlighting their complementarities to increase access in a rapidly changing environment.

CGAP/MFMI Funder Training:  The next CGAP/MFMI training course for funders, "Building Inclusive Financial Systems: How Can Funders Make a Difference?", will be held in Croatia from September 8-12, 2008.

GOOD PRACTICE STANDARDS

CGAP uses its convening power to forge consensus on lessons learned and to develop good practice standards to move the industry forward.
Good Practice Guidelines for Funders of Microfinance
Microfinance Investment Vehicles

OPERATIONAL RESOURCES

CGAP develops a range of resources to assist donors and investors in applying good practice standards and enhancing their skills in access to finance.
Guides
Donor Briefs
Case Studies
Learning

FUNDER EFFECTIVENESS

What does it take for donors and investors to fund microfinance effectively? CGAP strives to improve how funders support microfinance by focusing on the one thing they can change – their own way of working.
Aid Effectiveness: Microfinance as a Test Case
SmartAid for Microfinance Index 2007
Microfinance Donor Peer Reviews
Country Reviews (CLEARs)
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