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Microfinance

IDS’ Vulnerability, Poverty and Reduction (VPR) team's work on microfinance is centred on the Imp-Act programme which is designed to improve the quality of microfinance services and their impact on poverty by supporting microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing their own social performance management (SPM) systems.

Woman in receipt of microfinance loan

Seven leading practitioner-focused organisations are collaborating to train and support MFIs to implement social performance management (SPM) systems, build global capacity to support SPM, share lessons learnt and 'good practice', and promote an enabling environment for SPM.

Our Network

The Imp-Act Social Performance Management (SPM) Network connects individuals and organisations who are committed to managing and achieving social performance in microfinance. This is a space for practitioners to share experiences, common challenges and key lessons learnt around SPM – through blogs, videos and discussion groups. The Network also keeps members informed of the latest news, events and debates around SPM through monthly exclusive interviews with key industry stakeholders and weekly news round-ups.

Baseline Social Performance Survey Afghanistan

CGAP has contracted the IDS to develop several simple indicators based on the Afghan context, that will report on what degree MFIs serve poor people and access to basic health care services. More details

Imp-Act

Imp-Act is a global Consortium of organisations committed to making microfinance work for the poor and excluded. More details

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Does Better Local Governance Improve District Growth Performance in Indonesia

 ED-WPS No. 17/2011 (2011)
McCulloch, N. and Malesky, E.

The Vulnerability of 'Self-Help': Women and Microfinance in South India

 IDS Research Summary 303 (2009)
Kalpana, K.

Putting the 'Social' into Performance Management: A Practice-Based Guide for Microfinance

 (2009)
Campion, A., Linder, C. and Knotts, K.

Reclaiming Feminism: Gender and Neoliberalism

 In 'Reclaiming Feminism: Gender and Neoliberalism' (2008)
Cornwall, A., Gideon, J. and Wilson, K.

Poverty in a Changing Climate

 IDS Bulletin 39.4 (2008)
Tanner, T. and Mitchell, T.

The Vulnerability of 'Self-Help': Women and Microfinance in South India

 In 'The Vulnerability of 'Self-Help': Women and Microfinance in South India' (2009)
Kalpana, K.

Impact Evaluation: The Experiences of Official Agencies

 IDS Bulletin 39.1 (2008)
White, H.

Using Microfinance to Fight Poverty, Empower Women and Address Gender-based Violence and HIV

 IDS Research Summary (2008)
Simanowitz, A.

Combining Microfinance and Training on Gender and HIV – A Proven Approach to Reduce Poverty and Halve Violence Against Women

 In 'Using Microfinance to Fight Poverty, Empower Women and Address Gender-based Violence and HIV' (2008)
Simanowitz, A.

Microfinance and Public Policy. Outreach, Performance and Efficiency

 (2007)
Balkenhol, B.

Microfinance in Afghanistan: A baseline and initial impact study for MISFA

 (2007)
Greeley, M. and Chaturvedi, M.

Microfinance: Impacts and Insights

 (2007)
Rajagopalan, S. and Parikh, N.

Achieving Poverty Outreach, Impact and Sustainability: Managing Trade-offs in Microfinance

 In 'Microfinance and Public Policy. Outreach, Performance and Efficiency' (2007)
Balkenhol, B.

Issues in Designing Effective Microfinance Impact Assessment Systems

 In 'Microfinance: Impacts and Insights' (2007)
Rajagopalan, S. and Parikh, N.

Aid Effectiveness and Microfinance: Lessons from Afghanistan

 In 'Aid that Works: Successful Development in Fragile States' (2007)
Manor, J.

Un enfoque para la gestión del desempeño social

(2006)
Knotts, K and Simanowitz, A

Microfinance Impact and the MDGs: The Challenge of Scaling Up

 IDS Working Paper 255 (2006)
Greeley, M.

Social Performance Management in Microfinance: Guidelines, Imp-Act in collaboration with Microfinance Centre

 (2005)
Imp-Act

Social Performance Management in Microfinance Guidelines

 (2005)
Imp-Act team in association with Microfinance Centre

Money with a Mission 1: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction

 (2005)
Copestake, J., Greeley, M., Johnson, S., Kabeer, N. and Simanowitz, A.
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