Gateway Guide to Financial Inclusion for Refugees and Humanitarian Crises
In 2016, the number of refugees and humanitarian crises around the world continued to grow. By the end of the year a record 65.6 million people had been forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations. As the number of people affected by natural disasters also rises, it is more important than ever that financial service providers be prepared to manage crises and learn how best to serve the people affected.
In this Gateway Guide, we provide you with a list of the latest guidance and tools for practitioners, papers, and case studies on financial inclusion for refugees and humanitarian crises. There is also a special focus on digital humanitarian cash transfers, an important and growing area of financial inclusion. Do you know of another publication that should be included in this list? Please submit it here!
GUIDELINES AND TOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS
The Role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises
Guidance and operational lessons on financial sector interventions for people in crisis
Serving Refugee Populations - The Next Financial Inclusion Frontier: Guidelines for Financial Service Providers
Six concrete steps that FSPs can take in preparation for serving refugee clients
Minimum Economic Recovery Standards: Third Edition
Guidance for practitioners on improving economic assistance for disaster recovery
Resilient Markets: Strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment and Market Systems in Fragile Settings
Recommendations for using the three A's framework: Anticipate, Absorb, Adapt
PAPERS
Economic Inclusion of the Poorest Refugees: Building Resilience Through the Graduation Approach
How to serve the poorest and most vulnerable people in a refugee context
Financing the Frontier: Inclusive Financial Sector Development in Fragility-Affected States in Africa
Facing new challenges to inclusive finance in the region with a market systems approach
FOCUS ON DIGITAL HUMANITARIAN CASH TRANSFERS
Landscape Report: Mobile Money, Humanitarian Cash Transfers and Displaced Populations
Exploring the potential of cash-based interventions delivered via mobile wallet
Electronic Transfers in Humanitarian Assistance and Uptake of Financial Services: A Synthesis of ELAN Case Studies
How much do humanitarian e-transfers contribute to financial inclusion?
CASE STUDIES
First Microfinance Institution Syria: Building Resilience Through a Client-Centric Model
Case study in disaster risk reduction and crisis management during a civil war
Fostering Resilience in the Middle East: A People Centered Approach to Risk Reduction
Case studies from Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon on reducing disaster risk