Pakistan

Lend With Care (LWC) Assessment Project Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance Report

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Sectors: Women's Economic Empowerment
Languages: English
Country: Pakistan
Evaluation Type: Special Evaluation/Report

This report is part of the Lendwithcare (LWC) assessment project and focuses on the evaluation of LWC Pakistani partner, the microfinance institution AIM Islamic Microfinance (AIM). The report was prepared by the University of Portsmouth (UoP), partner in the project, after a second wave of a household survey to a sample of AIM clients who have been supported by the LWC crowdfunding platform.

The study sample included 500 new AIM clients and 100 non-clients, first interviewed in 2015 by a team of independent interviewers recruited from local universities. The second wave of interviews took place in 2017, after all the clients had completed repaying their first loan (20 to 22 months later). [21 pages]
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Lend With Care (LWC) Assessment Project

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Sectors: Women's Economic Empowerment
Languages: English
Country: Pakistan
Evaluation Type: Impact Report
Keywords: Microfinance

This 21-page document is part of the Lendwithcare (LWC) assessment project and focuses on the evaluation of LWC Pakistani partner, the Islamic microfinance institution Akhuwat. The report was prepared by the University of Portsmouth (UoP), partner in the project, after a second wave of a household survey to a sample of Akhuwat clients who have been supported by the LWC crowdfunding platform. This report offers an initial snapshot of how the lives of LWC supported entrepreneurs have changed since they became Akhuwat clients. Read More...

Lend With CARE Akhuwat

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Sectors: GBV, Women's Economic Empowerment
Country: Pakistan
Evaluation Type: Final
Keywords: Microfinance

This 21 page report highlights findings from the University of Portsmouth on Lendwithcare—a crowdsourced lending platform where individual donors can pick what businesses they want to fund. People who participate in Lendwithcare see higher incomes, a better quality of life, and stronger incomes. The project disbursed 11,300 loans between 2014-2017, with $760,000 in funding from individuals from all over the world. Read More...