Press Releases

AFMIN Commits to Enhanced Client Protection Standards

Washington, DC, and Cotonou, Benin, October 15, 2010 –  The Smart Campaign, a global initiative to incorporate strong client protection practices across the microfinance industry, announced today that it has partnered with AFMIN to bring information and training to AFMIN’s 22 country association members and to help those associations deliver client protection initiatives within their respective countries.

New Website Offers Tools and Resources to Institutions and Networks Worldwide

Washington, DC, March 5, 2010 – The Smart Campaign, a global campaign working to make client protection a standard practice of the microfinance industry, launched a new website today that will serve as the Campaign’s online headquarters. This new site is a comprehensive one-stop resource for client protection tools and best practices for microfinance institutions (MFIs), regional associations, and funders around the world.

Vikram Akula of SKS, Elizabeth Littlefield of CGAP at The World Bank, others join The Smart Campaign to announce international efforts to promote client protection

Washington, DC, October 22,  2009 – Microfinance executives from global organizations convened at Smart Campaign briefings this week and agreed that making client protection an essential component of fulfilling the industry’s double bottom line promise is vital to maintaining the health of the microfinance industry.

The Smart Campaign convened the industry for two briefings that featured a diverse group...

Sights Set on Providing Microfinance Institutions Worldwide with Tools to Ensure Commitment to Clients’ Best Interests

Washington, DC, March 30, 2009 – In the face of major client protection failures in the mainstream financial sector, leaders of the microfinance industry came together last week seeking means to ensure that microfinance providers worldwide remain committed to serving their clients’ best interests.