Guide / Toolkit
Evaluating Microenterprise Finance Programs
How are microenterprise programs performing and how can they be improved?
112 pages
This article is available on pages 96-97 in this complication document.
Suggests that evaluation is a key ingredient in assessing the success of microenterprise finance programs and in identifying ways in which ongoing programs can be improved.
The following are brief pointers about topics that should be addressed in evaluating microenterprise finance programs:
- Client service perspectives: evaluate program clientele, quality of service, and the impact on clients' choices and quality of life;
- Institutional perspectives: evaluate institutional self-sufficiency, institutional economic conditions, and political leaders.
Further concludes that evaluations of finance programs based on the two-level framework described here provide a clear picture of program achievements and a useful market and service analysis for the assisted financial institution.
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