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Elizabeth Dunn investigates questions around systemic change in market systems.

Jessie presents Freedom from Hunger's AIM Youth initiative, which tested different models of integrated financial services to help young people successfully transition into financially literate adults.

The multiplier concept is an important part of the development of inclusive market systems.

IPA outlines several studies that test the impact of financial programs on youth.

Jeanne Downing explores her interest in two market systems design activities: the analysis of the problem upfront and dynamic programming.

This post highlights the November 20 webinar, hosted by Microlinks, titled “Youth Savings Services: Are They Worth It?”

For me, one of the big attractions of the value chain framework is the boxes: crisp blue boxes neatly lined up in rows. It makes economic development look so orderly and clearly defined.

Community-based, savings-led microfinance for children and youth is a promising new approach toward addressing the needs of the most vulnerable kids in poor countries. What could it mean?

Welcome! In this blog space, we will assess learning and generate new ideas around inclusive market systems.

Jason Wolfe, Senior Technical Advisor for the PEPFAR program, interviews Andrew Meaux and Barri Shorey from the IRC.

The International Rescue Committee launches "Financial Inclusion: A Case for Orphans and Vulnerable Children" as a mini-series on Microlinks.

To find solutions for reductions in global poverty and hunger, it is important to check assumptions and ensure we learn and adapt. The SEEP 2014 conference provided a space for people to reflect and ask the difficult questions.

On September 22–25, 2014, over 70 contributing organizations came together at the SEEP Annual Conference to leverage their collective knowledge around the theme “Scaling Impact in Inclusive Market Systems.”

Within the Feed the Future initiative, there is a lot of interest in achieving strong, positive results at scale.

Blog post by Elebthel Gebrehiwot, FIELD-Support intern, FHI 360 According to the World Economic Forum, in Tunisia, 40% of university graduates are unemployed compared to 24% of non-graduates. This suggests that youth graduating from university are lacking “21st century workplace skills,” such as digital literacy, inventive thinking, and effective communication. Many other countries are facing a similar problem. So how do we bridge the gap between unemployed or under employed youth, new job opportunities, and the right skill sets?

Big Data buzz and hype is catching everyone’s attention, including development practitioners. Is Big Data as the “new oil” for development a blessing or a curse?

The Independent Evaluation Group describes lessons on how well the World Bank Group is promoting inclusive growth, in particular for private sector development.

At this year’s SEEP Conference, tracks explored market-driven business models to provide basic services for the poor and vulnerable households where public delivery channels have failed or are unlikely to be developed.

At the SEEP 2014 conference (September 22-25), members of the private sector and development community ambitiously set out to answer the question: How do we scale impact in inclusive market systems?

At the SEEP 2014 conference, a panel on the ‘Big Data’ Revolution discussed ways to use new sources of information to adapt service delivery and improve approaches to inclusive market development.

At the 2014 SEEP Annual Conference, held September 22-25 in Arlington, VA, Sharon D'Onofrio, Executive Director of The SEEP Network, recaps the success of the conference. In attendance were nearly 550 individuals from 60 countries and 211 organizations. In the following interview with D'Onofrio, she describes the importance of this year’s theme on scaling impact in inclusive market systems.

FHI 360’s Advancing the FIELD conference provided USAID staff and development practitioners with insights into systems and complexity thinking

Where are the women entrepreneurs in Pakistan? Women entrepreneurs in Pakistan lead cutting-edge, innovative businesses – but there are far too few of them.

"Financial inclusion." This phrase has been found in several recent reports. But what does “financial inclusion" truly mean? More important, what does it mean for women who constitute nearly half of the global population?

This project conducts critical research and learning activities to disseminate and share with the development community to examine how women leaders of small businesses can better engage in the cashew value chain.