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Will the Pandemic Exacerbate or Mitigate the Digital Gender Gap?
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Parul Tandon and Sonal Jaitly -
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
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Truong Quyen and Akshat Pathak
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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.
Addressing the weak link in COVID-19 relief: how improving strategic communications can boost the impact of social protection programs
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Arshi Aadil and Abhishek Jain
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Nations worldwide have responded to COVID-19 through 1,100 social protection programs to help 1.8 billion-plus people. Yet recipients are largely in the dark about the programs and do not know how to access funds. This blog examines the importance of better communication around social protection programs, particularly for the vulnerable population.
Coping with COVID-19 in Bangladesh
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Mimansa Khanna, Akhand Tiwari and Jakirul Islam
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The report discusses what the LMI segments know, understand, and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation
Coping measures for “measurement” in the time of COVID-19
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Rahul Chatterjee, Monica Dutta
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COVID-19 has seen governments across the globe walk a tightrope as they scramble to contain the spread of the disease while keeping the economy stable. In this unprecedented situation, ground-level data for evidence-based decision-making assumes critical significance. This blog looks at five key lessons from MSC’s research on COVID-19.
Delivering on the potential of digitized G2P: Driving women’s financial inclusion and empowerment through Indonesia’s Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH)
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Sophie Theis, Giudy Rusconi, Elwyn Panggabean and Sonja Kelly
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Financial institutions and governments have been working for years to leverage digitized G2P for women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment. COVID-19 has increased the stakes, as governments look to use G2P programs to strengthen women’s resilience. New research from Women’s World Banking offers insights on Indonesia’s PKH program, the country’s largest conditional cash transfer.
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