Projects
Completed Projects

Centre for Micro Finance
To run a short term research project on Housing Micro Finance.

Access Development Services
Towards support for the conference: Livelihoods India Summit – 2009, and publication of State of the Sector – Livelihoods Report (2009).

Access Development Services has initiated pioneering efforts in the rural livelihoods space by launching the Livelihoods India Summit, and publishing the State of the Sector -Livelihoods Report, starting from 2008. These are efforts to bring together practitioners, policymaker and researchers working in the livelihoods sector to discuss and debate pertinent issues faced by the sector. The conference provided a platform for a wide stakeholder set, and the report helped some leading experts document their perspectives on the current state of the sector.

Access Development Services
To provide capacity-building support to eight new MFIs in Madhya Pradesh. The project is continuing, with MFIs showing high growth in their portfolios and outreach. One of the MFIs (Jeevika) is one of the fastest growing MFIs in Asia.

Intellectual Capital Advisory Services
Towards organising an event on ‘Microinsurance – Policy, Technology and Trends.The conference was organised successfully, with participation from more than 100 policymakers, practitioners and researchers.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
To initiate a challenge fund for innovations relevant for sustained development in India.

Centre for Development Finance
To study financing model of a biomass-based rural energy project and a study on feasibility of rural e-governance projects in Bihar.

Institute of Human Development
To undertake a study on ‘Dalits and Microcredit’. The study is complete and the final report is being prepared. The study involved detailed case studies of four microfinance institutions across the country.

McKinsey and Company
The Advocacy unit of IFMR Trust partnered with McKinsey & Co. and Centre for Development Finance (CDF) to develop a framework for a replicable approach to catalyse economic development at the district level. The planning phase of the project is complete. The planning phase came up with an approach for a comprehensive analysis of the situation, identification of dominant supply chains and persistent failures and constraints therein, and developing interventions. This will be implemented to catalyse economic development in the two districts. The approach, once tested, can provide a tool for district-level development planning, particularly for local administration.

Brookings Institution
Grant was provided to “Global Economy and Development Program” at Brookings Institution to support its work on financial sector reform in emerging markets IFF partnered with Brookings Institution, Washington DC, to organise a conference on “Financial Sector Regulation and Reforms in Emerging Markets” on October 22 & 23, 2009.

A paper on ‘Universalising Complete Access to Finance’ authored by Suyash Rai, Bindu Ananth and Nachiket Mor has been published by Brookings Institution in its conference proceedings (was also published by ADBI).