Tag: COVID-19

The costs of coping with Coronavirus
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

The costs of coping with Coronavirus

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 8, 2020 Not only are Kenyans losing their incomes right now,...

By Julie Zollmann
Corona Case Studies: “If I had food, I would close the shop”
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Corona Case Studies: “If I had food, I would close the shop”

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 7, 2020 Millicent, 44, and Amos, 45, live in Eldoret with...

By Julie Zollmann
The ultimate stress test for financial resilience
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

The ultimate stress test for financial resilience

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 7, 2020 How coronavirus adaptations are straining Kenyans’ most robust financial...

By Julie Zollmann
Corona Case Studies: Loss of Income, Loss of Pride
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Corona Case Studies: Loss of Income, Loss of Pride

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 6, 2020 Stephen and Jessica live in their rural home in...

By Julie Zollmann
When hustling fails: The impact of coronavirus mitigation efforts on ordinary people’s livelihoods
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

When hustling fails: The impact of coronavirus mitigation efforts on ordinary people’s livelihoods

Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 6, 2020 Unlike many Kenyans, Esther in rural Makueni is not...

By Julie Zollmann
Chinese giants rose to the COVID-19 challenge. Will their global peers?
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Chinese giants rose to the COVID-19 challenge. Will their global peers?

Today, as China looks toward recovering from the pandemic, it is gratifying to note that many restaurants survived the...

By Coco Dong
India is missing the tech-opportunity for responding to COVID-19
Digital Financial Services |

India is missing the tech-opportunity for responding to COVID-19

  The Indian government has joined many others in adopting extreme preventive measures to protect the citizens and combat...

By Priyanka Kapoor
Open-sourcing survey instrument for “COVID-19 and Your Finances” in English and Spanish
Financial Health |

Open-sourcing survey instrument for “COVID-19 and Your Finances” in English and Spanish

In order to conduct a rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19, BFA Global deployed a “dipstick” online survey...

By Ashirul Amin PhD
FinnSalud and COVID-19: Shifting to emergency mode
Financial Health |

FinnSalud and COVID-19: Shifting to emergency mode

FinnSalud is one of BFA Global’s largest projects, supported by MetLife Foundation and fiscally sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors....

By David del Ser
8 Steps for fintech startups: Planning a strategic response to COVID-19
Inclusive Fintech |

8 Steps for fintech startups: Planning a strategic response to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds around us, reported cases across most emerging markets are still relatively low. As of...

By Maelis Carraro