Apphia Ndungu

Women are disproportionately affected by climate change. We need stronger systems, inclusive approaches and data-driven planning to minimize climate-induced disruptions to women’s health and care. Read more: bit.ly/3JZPx4q #WD2023 #GenderEquality #Sponsored by @Accenture

2/3 ⛈️🏜️"The combination of DRF & ASP allows governments to reach & support the most vulnerable both during ordinary times & when a climate-related shock occurs", write the authors Mulder Mkutumula, @MalawiGovt; Evie Calcutt (📽️), @chiponoskoM & @a_campero_p, @worldbank.

Existing plans designed to provide old age income security are struggling with low take-up, high administrative costs & high rates of withdrawals. This necessitates creative ways of targeting those in informal sector. - Yulia Smolyar, Senior SP specialist, World Bank. #SPCke2023

#SPCke2023 Joint Call to action We call on the Government to: 5. Incentivise private sector players to support SP system 6. Promote use of the Enhanced Single Registry to build linkages to other MISs - Shaheen Nilofer, Country Rep @UNICEFKenya

President @WilliamsRuto while opening the Kenya Social Protection Conference 2023 highlighted key issues in the social protection sector among them cash transfers, universal health coverage, social security fund and school feeding programs. #SPCKe2023 #SPCKeDay2 @LabourSPKE

Kenya has been a pioneer in social assistance in the region. Cash transfer for Orphans and hunger safety net were among the first within the region. ~ Keetie Roelen @KeetieRoelen Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Development #SPCKeDay2

Kenya will convene the 3rd Social Protection Conference from 3rd-6th Apr 2023. SPC 2023 theme is 'Accelerating Inclusive and Integrated Social Protection System in Kenya: Strategies for Expansion of Coverage and Improved Shock Responsiveness' Register: bit.ly/SPConference23

To mark #Globalmoneyweek2023, #Scale2Save invites you to read our research conducted a few years ago in partnership w/@lift_bv in #Morocco, #Nigeria and #Senegal examining young people's savings, spending and income behavior. 👉wsbi-esbg.org/the-financial-… @AngelowWeselina @apphian

💡Looking for a nice reading on #WorldConsumerRightsDay? Read how the #Scale2Save program piloted the @CGAP Customer Outcome Framework in #Uganda : wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl… @BOU_Official @AntoniqueKoning @AveeshaSingh1 @charleskabanda9 @apphian @Githachuri

Important paper on unintended negative effects of particular designs of #cashtransfers in #Ecuador: people's uncertainty on eligibility criteria, large benefit size & preference for short-term cash can create perverse incentives to remain poor. Mora et al cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/portalfiles…

Happening now: Social Protection Learning Event @ICRWAfrica @ICRW @SP_Kenya @PeggyClarkICRW @gatesfoundation @CSMargaretKobia @gender_ke #SocialProtection #SocialProtectionKE #InformalWomenWorkers

Drought, digital innovation, and money: How the hunger safety net cash transfer programme has transformed access to financial services in the arid lands of Kenya bit.ly/3a7c8NF #SocialProtectionKE #InclusiveFinance

🗓️17 May | 🕒15h00 CEST Public data about people profiles and behaviors is available across Africa but only a few are using it to develop financial products & services for low-income people and boost #financialinclusion. Join us next week to learn how! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming on 17 May: Register to learn from #scale2save research partner @Finmarktrust and @WSBI_ESBG network partners @zanacoplc and @brac_bank

Meet the #Scale2Save team on site at our knowledge sharing event in Kampala. We wholeheartedly thank our partners, speakers and participants for a fruitful and positive experience. Scale2Save is @WSBI_ESBG programme for #financialinclusion, a partnership with the @MastercardFdn.

Collective responsibility is required to advocate for policy responses that are most critical for building financial resilience. A call for action by @scale2save #Scale2Save @fsduganda @amfiu_Uganda @FitspaUG @ugbankers to @BOU_Official

Day 2 is here, and started with discussion about " Drivers of a sustainable business case for more meaningful outreach" #Scale2save @scale2save @WSBI_ESBG @MastercardFdn @FINCA @CentenaryBank @BOU_Official @AngelowWeselina @apphian

Every stakeholder in the financial ecosystem has a role in closing the #financialinclusion gap but reaching a viable business model for small balance savings is often challenging. How to achieve sustainability #Scale2Save @MastercardFdn KPOSB and @BracugandaI @Githachuri

A snapshot from today's successful @scale2save knowledge sharing event in Kampala Daniel Jaloba of @Itad with @stanbicug and @FutureLinkTechn on approaches to tailor #digitalfinance to marginalized groups including refugees #financialservices #Scale2Save

Earlier, Mr. Charles Kabanda our General Manager Retail, and Microfinance was part of a discussion at the World Savings Banks Insititute workshop ongoing at the Serena Hotel. He focused on the role of new innovations like CenteMobile in bridging the financial inclusion gap