Deadline: 29 April 2016
The Financial Inclusion Program at Innovations for Poverty Action is currently accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from teams of researchers and financial service providers to conduct rigorous research on financial product innovations for low-income households in developing countries.
Supporting Areas
- Designing financial and non-financial services linked to digital finance channels, including payments for health and education services.
- Increasing women’s use of (and empowerment through) digital financial services.
- Testing cash transfers and graduations programs which connect people to digital channels.
- Addressing the specific needs and cash-flow challenges of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs.
- Improving take-up and usage of formal financial services by the poor through product design, regulation, or other policy levers.
- Incorporating behavioral insights into financial product design.
Funding Information
This call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) marks the second competitive funding round of a four-year, $4.1 million
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants: Each application must be presented by a team consisting of:
- one or more researchers involved in the design of the intervention and responsible for carrying out a rigorous evaluation of the program.
- one or more practitioner institutions from the financial sector who will partner with the research team on the proposed intervention.
- Researchers must be affiliated with a research institution or a university and either hold a PhD or be currently pursuing a PhD in a relevant social science or engineering discipline. They must demonstrate experience in field research and randomized evaluations.
- Geographic Focus: The fund encourages research projects in developing countries.
- Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, as well as applications from research teams with one or more researchers working full time in these regions, are particularly encouraged.
- Research: All submissions must present a rigorous study design for a randomized evaluation and a clear set of hypotheses.
- Submissions proposing to conduct field-based data collection should specify the research implementing partner organization that will assist the research team with the management and implementation of the randomized evaluation.
- The organization must demonstrate experience implementing randomized evaluations and have a presence in the country.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) application form via given website and submit the completed application and other required attachment via email.
For more information, please visit Call for EOIs.
FISHERS UNION ORGANISATION – FUO is a civil society organization which was formed in 2005 in Mwanza and the organization was registered as per the Non-Governmental Organization Act No. 24 of 2002 vide registration number OONGO/1031 of date 03thAugust 2007
We are asking you if you can help me to gate FUNDING AGENCIES for our proposals Proposals in– 1; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ON FISH FARMING IN THREE VILLAGE SITES
(BULEMELA, NYAMBEBA and BUCHOSA) VILLAGES IN BUCHOSA DISTRICT
2;-Project Title;
EMPOWERING LIVELIHOODS AMONG PLHIV WOMEN IN FISHING ISLANDS OF LAKE VICTORIA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
3;-PROJECT TITLE: ELIMINATION OF YOUNG GIRLS STREET CHILDREN’S IN BUCHOSA AND SENGEREMA FISHING CAMPS IN LAKE VICTORIA TANZANIA EAST AFRICA
4;-EMPOWERMENT OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN BEACHES AND ISLANDS OF BUCHOSA AND SENGEREMA DISTRICTS
5;- Enhancement of Adaptive Capacities to Climate Change forImproved Livelihood Security and Natural Resources Management in Buchosa and Sengerema Rural Districts Tanzania.
6;-PROJECT PROPOSAL
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT CAMPAIGN IN TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT BULYAHEKE WARDS SENGEREMA DISTRICT MWANZA.
7;-
PROJECT PROPOSAL
ON
Upgrading and strengthening participatory methods on natural resource management (Ngitiri forest) at Bulyaheke ‘B’ village in Buchosa district.
8;-WE NEED OF HEALTH SERVICES IN ISLANDS ALONG LAKE VICTORIA CONCEPT
( BOAT AMBULLENCE / HOSPITAL ).
9;-Technical Proposal
“Strengthening the financial capacities and income generation for small-holders fishers and households in fishing communities through VSLA program” in Buchosa Distrct
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