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PASSAGE OUT OF POVERTY? INITIAL OUTCOMES OF GRADUATION PILOT PROJECT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Presentation: By Matshidiso Motsoeneng CENTRE FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION CONFERENCE: KIGALI 06-07 MAY 2014 Download full pdf document DSD presentation (2)

Scoping of existing support programmes for small business –

The 1995 White Paper on the National Strategy for the Development of Small Business find practical expression in the Integrated Small Business Development Strategy...

Graduation Critical Consideration for South African Paper

Central to recent development discourses in the Global South1 is the role of social protection systems in poverty alleviation. Social protection was critical to...

Dynamics between savings and credit for low-income households

Access to microfinance and microcredit for the poor has sparked critical debates over its ‘acclaimed’ successes and failures. Advocates of the microfinance agenda argue...

International case studies-supporting programs for small businesses. Briefing Note-January-2013

The development of many emerging economies is hindered by the so-called “missing middle”, the small, medium and micro enterprises that serve as important drivers...

Role of microfinance in supporting small businesses- Policy Note-January 2013

Microfinance can be defined as “banking the unbankable”. It refers to bringing financial services such as credit, savings and loans to the poor who...