Pre-Disaster Planning to Protect Microfinance Institutions

Date Posted: June 2, 2010
Organizations/Projects: Development Alternatives
Document Types: Primer or Brief
Donor Type: Non-Governmental Organization

This is three Microenterprise Best Practices (MPB) Technical Briefs focused on natural disaster preparedness.

Brief No. 6 discusses techniques to prepare the microfinance institution and staff for a natural disaster
Brief No. 7 discusses client preparedness
Brief No. 8 discusses donor preparedness

The nine steps outlined in Brief No. 6 are designed to achieve two purposes: first, to reduce the impact of a sudden natural disaster on the MFI’s portfolio and solvency, and second, to allow the MFI to respond rapidly and effectively when disaster strikes.

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ML2423_rapid_onset_brief_6.pdf
Brief #7: Pre-Disaster Planning to Protect Microfinance Clients.pdf pdf 53.13 KB
Brief #8: Microfinance Donors: Preparing for Natural Disaster.pdf pdf 68.05 KB

Pre-Disaster Planning to Protect Microfinance Institutions

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