Knowledge Exchange Knowledge Management April 2018 Update

Our third issue touches on the following topics: (1) Findings and recommendations around the factors keeping girls and women from completing school and securing economically-viable jobs, such as an unclear understanding of the job market or requirements for how to acquire a job in a specific field. (2) An update on the Microfinance Plus Impact study, including economist Dr. Nathan Fiala’s recent work reviewing the six studies claiming rather mediocre impact results for microfinance. (3) Findings from multiple AgFinance project evaluations conducted in Ghana and Mozambique with a range of benefits reported by clients in increasing harvests, employment, and food security.