Partners: CARE International, Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth

Role: Financial Health Advisor

Activities: Landscape Analysis of Financial Health, Financial Health Needs Assessment, Baseline design and analysis, Human-Centered Design (HCD), Qualitative Analysis, Design and Testing of Financial Health Framework and Scorecard, Capacity Building, Stakeholder Consultative Meetings, Design of Business Management Tools

Outputs: Financial Health Framework, Global Synthesis Presentation and Report, Presentation at Financial Inclusion Week, Financial Health Scorecard, 2 Micro Reports on Confidence and Financial Resilience, Baseline Evaluation Report

Location: Pakistan, Peru, Vietnam

Timeline: November 2023 to present

‍Partners: U.S. Treasury/Office of Technical Assistance, Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) in Zambia. Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) in Jamaica, Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (AFSA) in Albania, Ministry of Economy (MINECO) in Guatemala

‍Role: International Financial Sector Advisor

‍Activities: Design Mission, Capacity Building (Training-of-Trainers Workshop), Diagnostic, Human-Centered Design with MSMEs and Students (surveys, 3 FGDs), 21 Consultations with Business Support Organizations (BSOs), FSPs, Insurance Companies/Associations

Outputs: Field Research Plan, Insurance Education Toolkit, MSME Resource/Data Platform, Diagnostic of National Financial Education Strategy II (NSFE II), BDS Demand and Supply Side Report, Framework for NSFE III

‍Location: Zambia, Albania, Jamaica, Guatemala

‍Timeline: October 2023 to present

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‍Partners: UNCDF IDE (Inclusive Digital Economies), ASEAN WC-FINC (Working Committee on Financial Inclusion, E-Commerce Platforms (ekShop and ShopUp in Bangladesh, Sastodeal and Thulo) and Federations in Nepal (FNCCI, FNCSI), Women’s Business Association in Solomon Islands, Ministry of Education in Vanuatu

‍Role: Financial and Digital Financial Capability Advisor

‍Activities: Landscape Analysis, Human Centered Design (HCD) and Analysis, Needs Assessment, Facilitation of Stakeholder Meetings, Capacity Building (Virtual and In-Person), Technical Assistance to ASEAN Member States, Design and Evaluation of Digital Modules, Design of Digital Financial Literacy (DFL) Curriculum and Training for Women MSMEs and Farmers, Mapping of National Secondary Curriculum to identify areas to integrate DFL, Development of Learning Module on ‘Collective Impact on Future Work in Bangladesh” targeting female RMG workers

‍Outputs: 4 HCD Tools to identify and synthesize needs, 10 digital financial capability modules in Bangladesh and Nepal, 5 Evaluation Tools to Measure Quality and Outcomes of Modules, Learning Assessment Report of Project in Bangladesh (here), Final Report on Leveraging Digital Solutions for SMEs in Nepal, ASEAN Financial Inclusion Monitoring Progress Report 2022 (theme: Financial Capability), 2023 (theme: MSME Finance), 2024 (theme: Inclusive Green Finance), DFL Trainer’s Guide for Women MSMEs, DFL Trainer’s Guide and TOT Manual for Farmers, Scope and Sequencing Framework to Integrate DFL into National Curriculum

‍Location: Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

‍Timeline: November 2021 to present

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