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Tracking Progress Toward Financial Access

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 3:30pm

Kenya’s financial market has caught the world’s attention. The rise of mobile money in Kenya has become the interest of financial inclusion experts, the excitement of mobile network operators, and an opportunity for financial institutions to rethink their products and services. However, the data behind this transformation and the impact on financial inclusion efforts are often much less examined and understood.

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Mobile Disconnect: Can Mobile Solutions Really Combat Global Poverty?

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 3:30pm

Presented in partnership by the New America Foundation's Global Assets Project and Open Technology Initiative 

Mobile connectivity is the critical infrastructure of the information age and, as the Arab Spring has exemplified, a solid foundation for a more empowered, connected, and inclusive society. Nearly 6 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions exist worldwide, and mobile penetration has reached 87 percent globally, according to the International Telecommunications Union.

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SPINNAKER - FSD Industry Workshop

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:00am

On November 18th in Nairobi, Kenya, FSD Kenya and the New America Foundation held a half-day industry workshop to discuss innovations in access and development of savings in Kenya. The event was attended by practitioners, donors, researchers and networks working in the field of financial services or financial inclusion in Kenya.

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Transforming Intentions into Behaviors

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 12:30pm

Co-sponsored by the New America Foundation and Innovations for Poverty Action

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The Case for Youth Savings

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 3:30pm

Are savings accounts a viable tool to spur development and financial inclusion for one of the world’s most vulnerable populations, low-income youth?  In May 2010, Save the Children, the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St Louis, the New America Foundation, and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) launched the YouthSave Project in order to explore this very question.

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Savings & CCTs: The Next Generation of Anti-Poverty Programs?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 12:00pm

On Tuesday, May 3, the Global Assets Project at the New America Foundation hosted a discussion on how savings-linked conditional cash transfers (SLCCTs) might be the next promising anti-poverty tool. Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) direct funds toward qualified households or individuals if they fulfill certain requirements like visiting health clinics or making sure their children attend school regularly. By linking CCTs to savings accounts, governments can offer a path to savings and financial inclusion to the poor and help break the inter-generational cycles of poverty.

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Can Technology Save Foreign Aid?

Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 4:00pm

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Pre-Colloquium Meet and Greet Reception

Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 5:00pm

*** This is a private event by invitation only. ***

Please join us Sunday November 7th, 2010, from 5PM to 7PM for a wine reception in the Landmark View room of the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel. Meet and mingle with colleagues, and enjoy a stunning view of the city in advance of the Global Colloquium on Savings & CCTs.

Two drinks are on us, and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Casual attire is appropriate.

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The Challenges and Opportunities of an Urban World

Friday, October 8, 2010 - 9:00am

The International Housing Coalition (IHC), Foreign Policy magazine and the New America Foundation's Global Assets Project sponsored an interactive discussion on The Challenges and Opportunities of an Urban World, in celebration of World Habitat Day 2010.

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Book Event: Just Give Money to the Poor

Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 4:00pm

On September 21, 2010 The Global Assets Project hosted a book event for Just Give Money to the Poor: The Global Development Revolution from the Global South with co-author David Hulme and a panelists Paul Francis, Julie T. Katzman, and David Roodman.

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