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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...