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Microinsurance Working Group (2007-2011) In collaboration with the Microinsurance Centre and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, MFN organised a working group on microinsurance from March 2007 to May 2011. The Working Group aimed to provide a guided microinsurance learning forum for members through monthly sessions and annual meetings. The working group members also reviewed and pilot-tested the product development manual, the activity-based costing tool, and the process mapping tool, developed by the MicroInsurance Centre. The discussions at the working group focused on generating practical solutions to real issues that face MFI managers working with microinsurance products.  MFN MIWG English Summary
Staff Incentives Working Group (2004-2008) In collaboration with MicroSave-Africa and CGAP, MFN studiedhow to develop effective staff incentive schemes. Through theseefforts, the MFN carried out a worldwide survey to analyse the existingstaff incentive schemes of microfinance institutions in terms of theiroverall design features (especially if they have incorporated socialperformance indicators), their comprehensiveness, and theireffectiveness in achieving the intended results. Publications from the working group USAID Speaker's Corner on Staff Incentives Compilation 1.18 Mb (April 2008) The Role of Staff Incentive Schemes in Balancing Social and Financial Goals 43.52 Kb (March 2008) - click here for full report Staff Incentive Schemes in Practice: Findings from a Global Survey of Microfinance Institutions 195.42 Kb (September 2005) A Toolkit for Designing and Implementing Staff Incentive Schemes 2.33 Mb (April 2005) Transformation Working Group (2006) A group of MFN members, who were going through or planning to go throughthe transformation process, joined in this Working Group to study thecontent of the recent joint World Bank/MFN publication, "TransformingMicrofinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to thePoor". The Working Group members discussed their challenges with theauthors of the book. Pro-Consumer Policies Working Group (2004) This group aimed to raise the level of awareness of consumer protection and to increase the transparency among Network members on consumer protection issues.With the support of the SEEP Network Consumer Protection Working Group and ACCION International, MFN members adopted a pro-consumer pledge in 2004. Issues around the client protection have always been and will continue to be of high importance for the MFN and its members. The MFN has endorsed the Smart Campaign. "MFN Pro-Consumer Pledge" (November 2004) English / Spanish / French
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