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SUMMARY:Financial Inclusion that Works for Women
DESCRIPTION:This joint e-MFP – FIF UK event will discuss the European Microfinance Award 2022 on Financial Inclusion that Works for Women\, case studies\, factors for success and mainstreaming gender in financial inclusion. This event will be in London and virtual\, at 18:30-20:00 GMT\, with an exciting opportunity to network and have drinks afterwards. Don’t miss out – spaces will fill quickly so register here now! \nMicrofinance has ostensibly been about – and for – women since its modern inception. But the reality has been too often a lazy conflation of outreach with impact\, of access with value. More than ever\, FSPs can play a role through developing gender-responsive and transformative strategies – in product design and delivery to clients and also within the institution itself – that builds on a real understanding of women’s specific needs\, aspirations and challenges to ensure that financial inclusion really does work for them. \nThe European Microfinance Award 2022 was on ‘Financial Inclusion that Works for Women’\, a year-long process that this year received a record 99 applications from organisations all over the world\, and which over several evaluations stages was reduced to ten semi-finalists and\, among them\, three finalists. Since 2016\, FIF UK has partnered with the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) to present the landscape\, findings and best practices from the preceding year’s Award\, and continuing this\, this event will present the most recent e-MFP publication\, also entitled Financial Inclusion that Works for Women\, the case studies of the ten organisations presented within\, and the factors for success that emerged from the process. The session will be led by the publication’s lead author Sam Mendelson\, a longstanding FIF UK board member\, and bring together several gender experts to discuss what financial inclusion organisations can do to mainstream gender within and outside the organisation. \nSpeakers are: Sam Mendelson (e-MFP and FIF UK)\, Noemie Renier (Incofin)\, Johanna Ryan (VisionFund International)\, Jorge Rubio (Citi Social Finance)\, Roshaneh Zafar (Kashfa Foundation\, Pakistan) and Sally Yacoub (independent gender expert and EMA2022 consultant). \nThis event will be held in a fantastic space offered by Citi. \nVenue: Citigroup Centre\, 33 Canada Square\, London E14 5LB\, UK \nIf you are attending the event virtually\, purchase the ONLINE ticket\, and you will be sent a Zoom link to the event later. \nRegister here!
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/financial-inclusion-that-works-for-women/
LOCATION:Citigroup Centre\, 33 Canada Square\, London\, London\, E14 5LB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Hope v. Hype: The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:This session will explore the potential role of Central Bank Digital Currencies in expanding Financial Inclusion. We will hear from experts representing the legal side\, private sector\, and field-level Central Bank experience. The panel will address the experience of various countries’ exploration and adoption of CBDCs in enhancing financial inclusion and will explore the pros and cons of CBDCs as well as a comparison with competing products. We will also evaluate the challenges of CBDCs\, including operational/infrastructure\, financial\, legal\, privacy\, and behavioral. The discussion will have a particular focus on the role of CBDCs in expanding financial inclusion. \nHope v. Hype: The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/hope-v-hype-the-case-for-central-bank-digital-currencies-and-financial-inclusion/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220315T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220315T220000
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SUMMARY:50 Shades of Impact: Is Impact Through Investment Real or Illusory?
DESCRIPTION:Impact investing continues to grow rapidly with the market size estimated to be about $715 billion. Investing in Financial Inclusion (with its roots in microcredit) is one of the earliest modern forms of what is now known as Impact Investment. But is it possible to contribute to society through investment whilst also making financial returns? Even if it is possible\, how much positive impact can and does the impact investor have\, and is it sustainable? Does impact need to be intentional and can it be measured? Recognising the complexity and nuance in Impact Investment is a critical step in the journey to becoming an effective Impact Investor. \nCome to the Financial Inclusion Forum’s action-packed event to get answers to all these questions and more! We can’t wait to see you there! \nThis event will be held in a fantastic space offered by Allen & Overy. \n50 Shades of Impact: Is Impact Through Investment Real or Illusory? \n \nAgenda \n5:00 – 5:10 Introduction: Remarks from Paul Blyth\, Chair\, Financial Inclusion Forum \n5:10 – 5:50 Fireside Chat: Elizabeth Corley\, Chairperson of the Impact Investing Institute\, will provide insights on “The Big Picture” of impact investing. \n5:50 – 7:00 Breakout Sessions on How to Invest for Impact in Every Mainstream Asset Class: Experts from JO Hambro\, MainStreet Partners\, Oikocredit\, and Citi will lead breakout sessions that provide deep dives into strategies and challenges covering key sectors\, instruments\, and investment vehicles. Sessions will include public equity\, fixed income\, private debt\, and private equity. \n7:00 – 8:20 Elephant in the Room: Is Impact Real and Can it be Measured?: This dynamic session will explore lessons learned from two generations of impact investing in financial inclusion and what mainstream investment can learn from impact experts. Industry leaders will discuss the pros and cons of measurement/ impact assessment/ RCTs\, KPIs and discuss best practices and what has not worked in the past. It will also help investors comprehend the impact they can have – what is real and what is illusory? \n8:20 – 8:30 Wrap-up \n8:30-10:00 Networking drinks \nWe hope that guests will leave the event with a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in Impact Investing\, and be well placed to engage in this crucially important area. \nNew to Impact Investing? Join us for a pre-event Impact Investing Bootcamp from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. This special session\, led by Sophia Omar and Shadi Brazell of the Impact Investing Institute\, will cover key definitions\, the state of the market\, key market players\, recent trends\, and more.
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/50-shades-of-impact-is-impact-through-investment-real-or-illusory/
LOCATION:Allen & Overy\, 1 Bishops Square\, Spitalfields\, London\, E1 6AD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:How Can Financial Service Providers Ensure Access to Affordable Health Care?
DESCRIPTION:HOW CAN FSPs ENSURE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE? \n  \nAn e-MFP/FIF UK Webinar to discuss selected case studies and factors for success from the European Microfinance Award 2021 \nHow Can Financial Service Providers Ensure Access to Affordable Health Care? \n \n  \nThe Financial Inclusion Forum UK (FIF UK) and the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) are pleased to invite you to join us on Monday\, February 28th\, 2022\, from 1-2:15pm UK time for a webinar discussion on how financial service providers can increase access to affordable health care for low-income and vulnerable communities. For the last several years\, e-MFP and the Financial Inclusion Forum UK hold an annual joint event which delves into the topic of the most recent European Microfinance Award (EMA)\, run by e-MFP in conjunction with the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg. In 2021\, the topic of the EMA was “Inclusive Finance & Health Care” – a subject which has never been more relevant than it is today. \nThis event is a chance to learn more about this dynamic and burgeoning field of financial inclusion\, and to hear from (and ask questions to) representatives of organisations that represent the three main approaches in e-MFP’s publication: preventing and treating illness; mitigating the risk of health shocks; and delivering health care to those who need it most.  \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nCarine Roenen\, Executive Director\, Fonkoze (Haiti)\nNicolas Durier\, Founder and General Director\, Dreamlopments Ltd. (Thailand & Myanmar)\nRoderick Bolen\, Director of the Microfinance and Health Protection Unit\, CARD MRI (Philippines)\nLisa Morgan\, Technical Specialist\, International Labour Organization’s Impact Insurance Facility\n\nThe session will be led by Sam Mendelson\, who is a Board Member of FIF UK and Financial Inclusion Specialist at e-MFP\, part of the core EMA design and evaluation team and lead author of The First Wealth is Health. \n  \nWe hope to see you then! \nFinancial Inclusion Forum UK\nEuropean Microfinance Platform
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/how-can-financial-service-providers-ensure-access-to-affordable-health-care/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Universal Basic Income\, Cash Transfers and Alternative Safety Nets
DESCRIPTION:The Financial Inclusion Forum UK is hosting a panel exploring the rationale for Universal Basic Income (UBI)\, cash transfers and alternative safety nets. The dynamic\, broad-ranging session will cover questions of social justice\, the future of work\, graduation programmes\, and pathways out of poverty\, as well as the broader portfolio of supporting interventions including cash transfers\, financial inclusion\, FinTech\, livelihoods promotions\, social empowerment\, humanitarian crises and social protection\, and infrastructure requirements. \nUniversal Basic Income\, Cash Transfers and Alternative Safety Nets \n \nDrawing on their extensive knowledge of UBI\, cash transfers and alternative safety net programmes from across the globe\, our panel of experts will highlight key issues\, share their experience of what works\, the key challenges\, and the future for these policies. \n \n 
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/universal-basic-income-cash-transfers-and-alternative-safety-nets/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210610T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Investor Responses to COVID-19 in collaboration with CDC
DESCRIPTION:At the end of 2020 the majority of countries\, particularly emerging markets\, were in recession stemming from the fallout of COVID-19\, with the impact on financial institutions being highly correlated to the macroeconomy. Given the scale of the challenge\, support was needed not only to mitigate the worse effects of COVID-19\, but also for FIs and their clients to adapt and build resilience against future impacts e.g. from further waves\, other pandemics\, or natural disasters. Furthermore\, Global FDI flows fell 49% in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019\, with evidence of capital flight particularly from emerging markets; UNCTAD reported a 28% fall in foreign direct investment to Africa and a 12% fall in Asia in this period. \nFIF UK / CDC Webinar on Investor Responses to COVID-19 \n \nIn this context\, DFIs and Impact Funds provided critical support as counter-cyclical investors via multiple investment solutions – equity financing\, debt financing\, and technical assistance – supporting institutions and businesses with their immediate liquidity needs and enabling them to meet the economic and health challenges of the crisis. Beyond capital\, investor thought leadership and collaborations ranged from guidelines on borrower payment deferrals to principles for technical assistance e.g. client and job protection and remote working. \n  \nJoin us for a panel conversation and Q&A to hear further insights on a variety of key investor COVID-19 responses\, including case studies ranging from microfinance to trade finance facilities\, examples of collaboration\, and lessons learnt for future crises. \n  \nSPEAKERS:\n\nMaria Teresa Zappia – Chief Impact & Blended Finance Officer\, Deputy CEO\, Blue Orchard\nYvan Renaud – Chief Operating Officer\, Symbiotics\nMomina Aijazuddin – Global Head of Microfinance\, IFC\nFanny Serre – Group Head of Marketing & Customer Experience\, Advans\nFreddie Tucker – Investment Manager\, Trade & Supply Chain Finance\, CDC Group\nAlex Kucharski – Executive\, CDC Plus\, CDC Group\n\n  \nIntroduction by Paul Blyth\, Chairman – Financial Inclusion Forum UK. \nThe event will be moderated by Kate Hallam – Investment Director\, Financial Services Equity\, CDC Group.
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/fif-uk-cdc-webinar-on-investor-responses-to-covid-19/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210325T143000
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SUMMARY:Financing of Low-Cost Non-State Education
DESCRIPTION:Join the Financial Inclusion Forum UK  and a global panel of experts on the 25th March at 1430 – 1600 GMT  for a webinar on Low Cost Non-State School financing \nIncreasing access to education is more important than ever for improving financial inclusion. \nFinancing of Low-Cost Non-State Education \n \nEven before the pandemic\, we knew approximately 260 million children were out of school – or one in five school-age child globally. And yet\, low- and middle-income countries comprise the top 15 countries in the world that spend the most on education as a proportion of their budget. It is clear we need alternative solutions\, including non-state actors\, to help close the gap in education access. \nToday\, the non-state education market share is over 25% of the total education market.  Increased demand for affordable non-state schools means there will be an additional 66 million new seats for children required by 2025 in low- and middle-income countries. \nHow can we unlock the full potential of affordable non-state schools to add more seats? How can the intersection of financial inclusion and education accelerate needed capital investments? What motivates current private sector actors already investing in education? \nIntroduction and Overview: Rod Dubitsky\, Executive Director\, Financial Inclusion Forum UK \nModerator: James Tooley\, Chancellor\, University of Buckingham \nPresenter: Scott Sheridan\, Director of Operations\, Opportunity EduFinance\, and Lead Author of the Non-State School Sector Report \nPanelists \n\nNjeri Kirumbi\, Deputy Regional Director Africa\,  Regional Education Finance Fund for Africa\, BlueOrchard Finance\nAndrina Schwartz\, Head of the Financial Inclusion Initiative\, Credit Suisse\nJohn Robert Okware\, Chief Relationship Officer\, Opportunity Bank Uganda\nBunmi Lawson\,CEO & Managing Director\, EdFin Microfinance Bank\, Nigeria
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/webinar-financing-of-low-cost-non-state-education/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T153000
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SUMMARY:How Digital-ID Can Support Greater Financial Inclusion: Learning From International Experience
DESCRIPTION:Join the Financial Inclusion Forum UK  and a global panel of experts on the 25th February at 1400 – 1530 GMT  for a webinar on Digital ID and Financial Inclusion \nIncreasing access to Digital ID is more important than ever for improving financial inclusion. \nHow Digital-ID Can Support Greater Financial Inclusion: Learning From International Experience \n \nThe pandemic has accelerated the trend for service providers to move their product online or risk going out of business\, making traditional ID methods of onboarding customers more challenging. But what does the future hold for a post-pandemic world? Will we see a return to paper documents\, or will Digital ID become the new normal? Proponents of Digital-ID see it as an effective solution\, streamlining and speeding up identification processes\, reducing the cost of onboarding\, managing customer risk\, and preventing fraud. But just how inclusive is Digital-ID? Does it increase or decrease access to financial services\, including for people who have previously struggled with formal ID requirements? What are the downsides\, regulatory and technical hurdles of introducing Digital-ID? \nOur international panel of expert speakers shares their insight into how different Digital-ID approaches balance the twin goals of inclusion and security.  Join us for a comprehensive 90-minute session\, featuring how global Digital ID programmes are bringing services to excluded customers\, followed by a discussion about what the UK can learn from initiatives elsewhere. \n  \nModerator:\n Sian Williams\, Director of Policy and Innovation at Toynbee Hall and Director of FIF UK \n  \nPanelists:\n Dr. Sarah Walton\, Digital Consultant \n  \nShrikant Karwa\, Country Relationship Manager at Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)  \n  \nFlorian Marcus\, Digital Transformation Adviser\, e-Estonia \n  \nEmrys Schoemaker\, Research Director at Caribou Digital \n  \nYiannis Theodorou\, Senior Director\, Digital Identity Programme\, GSMA \n  \nRadhika Kale\, Senior Project Manager | Strategic Industry Solutions at HSBC
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/webinar-how-digital-id-can-support-greater-financial-inclusion-learning-from-international-experience/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210112T140000
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SUMMARY:Encouraging Inclusive Savings
DESCRIPTION:Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be… \nAn e-MFP/FIF UK Webinar on ‘Encouraging Effective & Inclusive Savings\nEncouraging Inclusive Savings \n \n  \nThe Financial Inclusion Forum UK (FIF UK) and the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) are pleased to invite you to join us for an open-to-all expert discussion on the state-of-the-art in savings behaviour and what different financial services providers are doing to innovate in the design and delivery of savings to low-income households and businesses.   \nFor the last several years\, e-MFP and the Financial Inclusion Forum UK hold an annual joint event which delves into the topic of the most recent European Microfinance Award (EMA)\, jointly organised by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)\, the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs\, and the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe.lu). In 2020\, the topic of the EMA was “Encouraging Effective & Inclusive Savings” and it received a record field of applications from financial service providers across the world who are innovating in how to design and deliver savings products suited to clients’ real needs – and how to encourage low-income groups to usefully save.  \nSavings is a broad\, complex and vibrant area of the financial inclusion sector\, with rich new learnings about what works (and when – and why) that are summarised in e-MFP’s recent paper on the topic together with the factors for success from the EMA2020. But as the consequences of Covid-19 become clearer\, one thing that has stood out from the Award process is that understanding clients’ savings motivation  and\, from that\, providing them with access to inclusive savings – for consumption smoothing\, long-term planning and\, especially now\, strengthening household resilience to sudden shocks – is more critical than ever.   \nFor this discussion\, we are delighted to welcome:  \n\nLaura Litvine\, who is Principal Advisor and head of the French office of the Behavioural Insights Team; \nGovinda Bahadur Raut\, who is Head of Micro and Small Banking at Muktinath Bikas Bank in Nepal –  winner of the European Microfinance Award 2020 for its adapted solidarity group savings model; \nJanet Hayes\, who is project lead of Savings at the Frontier\, an initiative of Oxford Policy Management and Mastercard Foundation; and \nAbed Darko\, who is CEO of DSS Platform Ltd\, a fintech in Ghana serving susu enterprises which is partner organisation of the Savings at the Frontier initiative. \n\nThe session will be led by Sam Mendelson\, who is a Board Member of FIF UK and Financial Inclusion Specialist at e-MFP\, part of the core EMA design and evaluation team and lead author of Encouraging Effective and Inclusive Savings.  \nThe webinar will take place on Tuesday\, January 12th\, 2021\, from 2-3pm UK time (3-4pm CET). We hope to see you then!
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/webinar-encouraging-inclusive-savings-2/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200618T143000
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SUMMARY:Refugees in Times of Global Crisis
DESCRIPTION:World Refugee Day is just around the corner. With this year’s theme ‘Imagine’\, this is a time to celebrate the contributions\, creativity\, and resilience of refugees. We want to imagine a world where every refugee has access to the financial tools they need to be self-reliant and resilient\, to have hope and be able to embrace new opportunities. Yet the hard reality of job and livelihood losses is bearing heavily on refugees and forcibly displaced populations around the world — already some of the most vulnerable households. This panel discussion will highlight a few of the organisations that are committed and determined to do all they can to help refugees tackle these difficult circumstances. We will examine the financial lives of refugees and internally displaced persons during the COVID-19 crisis. Included in this discussion\, Opportunity International will share some key insights from their Financial Diaries work in two refugee settlements in Uganda\, Nakivale and Kiryandongo. UNCDF Rwanda and Mercy Corps will also share about some of their programmes with refugees and what has been learned during this time of global crisis. \nMODERATOR: \nPete Sparreboom – Director\, PHB Academy \n \nPete is the Director of PHB Academy\, PHB Development’s training and coaching practice. She has 25 years’ experience in the promotion of financial inclusion via traditional and digital delivery channels in Africa and Asia\, including the turnaround of a rural community banking institution on the verge of collapse in Mozambique. Pete is recognised for the effective way she uses the latest insights in adult education\, executive coaching and e-learning to help decision makers speed up the digitalisation of their institution and the economy.  \n  \nSPEAKERS: \nNoah Ssempijja – Refugee Program Coordinator\, Opportunity International \n \nNoah is Opportunity International’s Refugee Consortium Lead in Uganda\, responsible for field implementation and partnerships management\, as well as monitoring\, evaluation and learning. Noah provides strategic oversight in the implementation of Financial Diaries research across the refugee settlements. He has over 7 years’ experience leading innovative and impactful programmes for refugees\, including cash transfers. Noah is passionate about the use of evidence and data to guide programme implementation. \n  \nRoselyne Uwamahoro – Program Coordinator\, UNCDF Rwanda \n \nRoselyn has worked in the financial inclusion sector for the past 13 years. She is currently Programme Coordinator at the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)\, where she is leading efforts to ensure no-one is left behind in the digital era\, especially the most vulnerable – Women\, Youth\, Refugees and MSMEs. Previously\, Roselyn was Head of Microfinance at Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) following a successful banking career. Roselyne holds an MBA in Project Management from Maastricht School of Management (MsM) and is an Alumni from Harvard Kennedy School on rethinking financial inclusion. \n  \nMike Warmington – Director\, Financial Inclusion\, Mercy Corps \n \nMike has worked in banking and financial inclusion for more than a decade. He currently leads Mercy Corps’ global financial inclusion work\, helping to set the agency’s strategy and provide technical support across more than 40 programme countries. Prior to Mercy Corps\, Mike spent more than 5 years with One Acre Fund\, leading the organisation’s microfinance partnerships work\, creating innovative partnerships in the cocoa sector\, and working with more traditional FSPs to better serve smallholder farmers. He previously served as Head of Operations at an MFI in Malawi and Zambia\, and as a project finance analyst with Dexia bank working on UK infrastructure projects.
URL:https://financialinclusionforum.org.uk/event/webinar-refugees-in-times-of-global-crisis/
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