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sbrown
• 05/28/10
• Posted in DBACD, Egypt, Grameen-Jameel, ppi, training
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In almost every PPI training, you’ll find at least one person who really understands the statistical foundation of the PPI and becomes your advocate and then almost by force of nature, there’s the other… the one that gets it but challenges you to explain some concepts in a more nuanced manner or with a more detailed example. Both types of participants are quite helpful – the former helps to get others to buy into the tool and the latter helps to strengthen the training module.

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pkelly
• 05/26/10
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On my last day in Huancayo, I saw two examples of village banking that showed why this approach works for PRISMA in Peru. “Village banking strengthens social networks,” PRISMA Director Diego Fernandez told me. It is the best way to educate and motivate clients, he says, because they can learn from and support each other.

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pkelly
• 05/26/10
• Posted in oikocredit, Peru, poverty, ppi, Prisma
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In the Peruvian city of Huancayo, PRISMA microfinance clients clearly are urban entrepreneurs. Two have located their small businesses in a downtown mini-mall. Ana Pomasonco is a photographer who keeps a small studio there. She specializes in passport photos.

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pkelly
• 05/21/10
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It is not so easy to get to Pampas. Our group—Norma Rosas from PRISMA, Yolirruth Nunez, social monitoring officer with Oikocredit, and myself—set out from the nearest city, Huancayo.

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pkelly
• 05/18/10
• Posted in case study, microfinance, Peru, ppi, Prisma
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I arrived at PRISMA headquarters in Peru during a busy week for the microfinance institution. Director Diego Fernandez, who founded PRISMA in 1986, showed me around the four-story building where 38 staff members share space. They are administrators of every kind: accountants, human resource personnel, program managers and assistants—every position required by a mature microfinance organization. Lunch in the cafeteria was a highlight—Diego himself often helps “organize” the service and I was told he sometimes even cooks!

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Awais
• 05/07/10
• Posted in data, Pakistan, ppi, women
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“What is your main source of drinking water?” “Does your household own a refrigerator or freezer?” “A motorcycle, scooter, car or other vehicle?” The questions in the Pakistan PPI are simple, but it’s hard to get answers for a variety of reasons, according to Javed Baig, Joint Director, OCT.

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jtoohig
• 05/06/10
• Posted in data set, Egypt, ppi
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I'm excited to announce that the Egypt PPI is now completed and available at: http://www.progressoutofpoverty.org/country/egypt

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cris lomboy
• 04/28/10
• Posted in Indonesia, KOMIDA, NWTF, Philippines, ppi
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Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF) in the Philippines was one of the first microfinance institutions (MFIs) to pilot, test and adopt the PPI. Four years later, NWTF staff shared lessons they have learned with a PPI newcomer in the region, KOMIDA of Indonesia.

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Awais
• 04/13/10
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More than three dozen village agents from seven different communities were gathered at a training hall in Dakrong district in Quang Tri, Vietnam when I arrived there in February. Along with four project officers, the group would spend three days learning about the Progress Out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™).

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mkochendorfer
• 04/01/10
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Using the PPI™ starts with collecting information from poor families who could be (or are) borrowers. MFIs go to their homes to collect this information. But the next important step in using those data to better serve the poor is to input it into a computer program of some kind. Most MFIs have management information systems (MIS) that they use to track other operational data like loans outstanding or savings balances. The best, most complete use of PPI data requires finding a way to integrate it into their existing MIS.

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