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  • London, UK - 1 Day
    Thursday
    January 19
    2017

    Digital Financial Services: Are We Realizing Their Full Potential

    Digital financial services are now being touted as the answer to financial inclusion. But there are growing concerns that DFS primarily focuses almost exclusively on payments – not least of all because the mobile network operators are leading the charge, and banks typically remain laggards.

    Having asked the poor to run the marathon out of poverty on one leg (microcredit), are we doing the same again by asking them to run the race with digital payments alone? We know that the poor need a range of financial services (savings, credit, insurance and payments) and thus real financial inclusion must necessarily provide all of these.

    So how do we move DFS beyond payments? And are we doing enough?

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  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 3 Days
    Thursday
    January 19
    2017

    International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

    The Thirteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability features research addressing the following annual themes and the 2017 Special Focus.

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  • Haryana, India - 3 Days
    Thursday
    January 19
    2017

    International Workshop on Resource Mobilization

    IWRM will help you to develop a clear strategy for dialogue with institutional donors, the government, and business communities in your country. Tap into a global network of fellow fundraising professionals from around the world.

    An immersive learning experience over three action-packed days.

    Richly curated content shared over 25 sessions with 20 experienced trainers.

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  • Webinar - 1 Day
    Thursday
    January 19
    2017

    Webinar 2: Effective Delivery Channels and Ensuring Business Viability of Nutrition Enterprises

    Nutritious products have been notoriously hard to sell commercially to low-income people. But the sector is making progress, with new customer insights and new models emerging. The importance of demand creation, targeted, effective marketing and innovative distribution mechanisms is particularly critical for such models to scale their impact. This series will cover key aspects in marketing and distribution of nutritious products to base of the pyramid markets. The discussion will focus mostly on marketing nutritious products targeting infant and young children, though most of the lessons learnt apply to other nutritious foods (or even more widely to other beneficial consumer goods). It will share practical insight gathered from extensive research of models in this space by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and consulting firm Hystra.

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  • Webinar - 1 Day
    Thursday
    January 19
    2017

    Power, Politics, Resilience: Health Reforms in El Salvador and Guatemala – Webinar

    There is growing recognition that policy reform for resilient health systems and universal health coverage requires more than sound technical solutions. The policy process is equally important in determining the success of any health reform initiative.

    In this webinar, we present a comparative policy analysis exploring the post-conflict health reforms of Guatemala and El Salvador, analyzing the evolution of each country’s health system from the end of civil war in the 1990’s to the present. Both countries sought to expand primary healthcare coverage among the poor, but marked differences in the processes that shaped each country’s landmark health reforms set them on divergent paths—both in the nature and success of the reforms.

    Ultimately, these contrasting experiences present useful lessons for policymakers in a variety of contexts, highlighting the importance of leadership, good governance, and political will in the stewardship of national health reform processes.

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