Women’s Empowerment – G2P Network

Inclusive Information Systems for Social Protection: Intentionally Integrating Gender and Disability

Date: March 8, 2021 Valentina Barca, Madhumitha Hebbar, Alexandre Cote. Emrys Schoemaker, Susan Enfield, Rebecca Holmes and Emily Wylde Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 - Expert Advice Helpline, SPACE

How countries can create digital information systems for social protection in a way that is inclusive and right-based, leveraging technology without becoming a further barrier to inclusion?

Let Her Choose: Supercharging G2P for Women

Date: January 28, 2021 Greg Chen, Maria May CGAP

The most valuable innovation is in G2P delivery systems that empower women to choose how to receive their cash.

Will the Pandemic Exacerbate or Mitigate the Digital Gender Gap?

Date: January 11, 2021 Parul Tandon and Sonal Jaitly MicroSave Consulting

COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on women must be urgently addressed through the provision of digital financial literacy and access.

Enabling the community to overcome the pandemic through digital payments

Date: January 11, 2021 Truong Quyen and Akshat Pathak MicroSave Consulting

During the pandemic, Duong Thi Thuy, a mobile money agent in the Quang Ninh province, improvised her business to help her community follow the guidelines on social distancing and government norms. This is her story about the adoption of DFS and how it changed her life.

Enabling the community to embrace digital payments as the new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic

Date: January 6, 2021 Samveet Sahoo and Avi Hossain MicroSave Consulting

Since the onset of the pandemic, the low- and moderate-income (LMI) segment had a direct impact on their day-to-day life. We reflect through Kabita, an LMI customer in Bangladesh, on the barriers LMIs faced during the pandemic and how DFS nudged them towards building resilience.