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June 29, 2017
Published by Zaian Chowdhury at Jun 29 2017
Categories
climate, equality, financial inclusion

The flock formula

It is difficult to monetise how livestock impacts a household's income, but it certainly increases resilience in vulnerable households. Growing rice or vegetables, especially in time of unpredictable weather and natural disasters, is often a risky venture. However, livestock is easier to take care of. For example, sheep and goats are adaptable assets that are not vulnerable to seasonal changes.
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June 22, 2017
Published by Zaian Chowdhury at Jun 22 2017
Categories
financial inclusion

The mother of ducks

As the western sky grows rosy pink, and the paddy fields on the east turn deep green, hundreds of brown little dots are suddenly seen scrambling in the horizon. Within minutes, a flock of quacking ducks approach the main road, and amongst them, walks a woman in a bright blue saree.
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September 15, 2015
Published by Grace P Sengupta at Sep 15 2015
Categories
financial inclusion, general

Five ways to get frontline staff excited about mobile money

Bangladesh is a fast-growing mobile money market. With bKash, the second-largest mobile money provider in the world, industry growth in the country has reached impressive heights. Between January 2013 and February of this year, the number of mobile money clients in Bangladesh increased five-fold to 25 million users, with the number of daily transactions increasing from 10 million to 77 million.
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December 15, 2014
Published by Sameeha Suraiya at Dec 15 2014
Categories
financial inclusion, general

Walking the extra mile: How microfinance is reaching one of the remotest regions of Bangladesh

BRAC Microfinance has grown to become one of the largest providers of financial services for the poor. It currently serves 4.4 million clients spread across the country. And this includes one of the most hard-to-reach areas – the chars.
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August 15, 2012
Published by BRAC at Aug 15 2012
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general

The power of the collective

Boragari Union Parishad chairman, 69-year-old Isahaq Ali, is a person of dedicated spirit to social service delivering speech to 4,000 villagers on July 7, 2012 in a premises of a govt. primary school.
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