Presented by Erin Connor at the Closing Workshop of the BecA‐ILRI‐CSIRO‐AusAID Project on Understanding ASF Epidemiology as a basis for Control, Nairobi, Kenya, 2‐3 October 2013
2. Grameen Foundation
A global organization committed
to helping the world’s poorest
people achieve their full potential
by providing access to financial
services, actionable information
and business opportunities
3. Grameen Foundation Approach
Lack of
essential,
actionable
information
Inability
to tolerate
shocks and
manage
risks
Insufficien
t &
inconsisten
t income
Needs are not
understood
and suboptimal
services
delivered
Solution Areas
INFORMATION SERVICES
Build two way flows of
trusted, actionable
information
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Provide appropriate,
innovative products to
manage household cash
flows and risk
POVERTY TOOLS AND INSIGHTS
Deliver services to the poor
though use of client data and
tools
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4. Community Knowledge
Worker: Addressing
Information Poverty
Lack of access to information such as:
• Basic agricultural practices
• Market prices
• Market linkages
12%
The average price difference per kilogram of
maize
sold
in
Mozambique
between
households with and without information.
(MSU 2011)
17%
The average price difference in Uganda
flanked by households with and without
information. (Grameen 2011)
6. Community Knowledge
Worker: Offering Actionable
Information
Expert-reviewed content delivered through multiple channels
Robust database featuring 46+ crops and 10 types of livestock, real time market
prices, and other market information
7. Community Knowledge
Worker: Offering Actionable
Information
CKW Survey
CKW Search links to a
database of over 40,000 tips and
advice, which CKWs consult
when answering questions for
fellow farmers. Information can
be found using menus, keywords
or a photo-diagnostic tree
allows CKWs to
conduct complex surveys using a
simple touch-based interface, to
provide partner organizations with
information to track their
interventions, monitor disease
outbreaks, understand farmer
needs, and make decisions in realtime
Pulse lets CKWs communicate
problems and questions to GF staff
in real-time. It also notifies CKWs of
individual targets and performance
status, allows GF field officers and
peer leaders to send group
messages, and transmit payment for
performance via Mobile Money
8. Community Knowledge
Worker: Value to Partners
Continuous capture of
poverty and data/trends
with 186,000
profiled/registered
farmers
On demand M&E assessments
for partners and clients
General research data
collection
Automated back-end tools
for self-serve survey
products, analytics and
dashboards
9. Community Knowledge
Worker: Monitoring &
Evaluation Support
Custom dashboard
Reporting and analysis
Individual targets
Team comparisons
Custom daily activity email
10. Community Knowledge
Worker: Measuring Impact &
Behavior Change
IFPRI-led “Difference-in-Differences” study in 2011
found:
• Increased knowledge of local prices: 20-35%
• Adoption of crop spacing: 27%
• Adoption of organic manure use: 31%
• Price per kg of maize increase: 37%