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Proyecto RICHES para la reducción de la incidencia del trabajo infantil y las condiciones de trabajo inaceptables en las iniciativas de empoderamiento económico

FarmGrow Midline Survey Report

Understanding Gender and Empowerment in Cocoa Farming Communities in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana: Baseline Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment

Building Resilience in Burkina Faso: Understanding women’s empowerment through use of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI)

Mobile Training and Support (MOTS) Service: Umurinzi Campaign Program Post-Test Report

Grameen "Do No Harm" and Safeguarding Framework

This Do No Harm framework is meant to guide project/ product/ service design, implementation, monitoring and project exit with a focus on “doing no harm while doing good” for the women and families Grameen Foundation and its partners serve.

FarmGrow: Farm Investment Plans for Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Midline Assessment

FarmGrow is an individualized agricultural service platform. A midline quantitative analytics assessment using FarmGrow data and qualitative interviews conducted in November 2019 found improved adoption of some good agricultural practices.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact to Farmer-to-Farmer COCOS Host Organizations

Poor women and usability of mobile financial services

This presentation shares learning from India, the Philippines and Uganda where contextual interviews, facilitated usability sessions and surveys (in respective order) were conducted. Though there may be similar trends to address, there is no one-size-fits-all markets solutions; need localized answers to local challenges.

Lack of focus on design, accessibility and awareness from the perspective of women leads to low uptake and low usage of mobile money services:

• In terms of design, there is low-hanging fruit in spending time with the users interacting with the product interface early. Design for the user, in her words and relevant numbers.
• Accessibility is still a challenge for many women; assisted transactions are not the exception, but the norm.
• Marketing needs to take place where women are

Women and Usability of Mobile Financial Services in Uganda

Top Five Findings:

1. Registration for mobile money is still expensive and inconvenient.
2. Women are stuck at home with household duties so they outsource.
3. Rural mobile money agents are facilitators.
4. Small changes can make a big difference for user’s experience.
5. Customers don’t know how to use mobile financial services independently but with proper training and support resources, they can learn.