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Field Brief No. 7: Non-profit Microfinance Institutions Consider Commercialization

The Expanded and Sustained Access to Financial Services Program (ESAF), funded through USAID’s FIELD‐Support LWA, was managed by

ESAF & Youth Financial Services

This fact sheet outlines ESAF’s initiatives to enhance youth financial capabilities and services in the West Bank and Gaza.

ESAF Brief: Ryada Microfinance’s Experience Introducing Financial Services for Youth

This brief presents the story of one MFI—Ryada in Palestine—and its design and delivery of financial services for youth.

ESAF's Palestinian Investment Partners Program: Investing in Growth

PIP is a fixed capital financing mechanism designed to assist Palestinian small- and medium-sized enterprises.

ESAF and the Mortgage Market

USAID’s ESAF program is supporting the development of the nascent Palestinian mortgage finance market.

ESAF Voice from the Field: A Palestinian MFI Achieves Top 5% Rating

Palestinian MFIs have faced big challenges amidst conflict. But in 2011, one local MFI ranked in the top 5% of MFIs globally.

ESAF Voices from the Field: Enhancing Finance Education through Faculty Exchange

ESAF is a 3-year $36 million program, funded by USAID, designed to build a more inclusive financial sector in the West Bank and Gaza.

ESAF Report: Assessing Opportunities For Increasing Acceptance Of Electronic Money In Palestine

This report explores why both vendors and consumers are reluctant to replace cash with electronic payment instruments.

Microfinance, Youth & Conflict: West Bank Study

This study examines current practices and opportunities for microfinance with youth in the West Bank.

ESAF & the Palestinian Investment Partnership (PIP)

PIP is designed to break the cycle of economic stagnation by jump-starting private investment in the West Bank.

ESAF Voices from the Field: A Source of Revenue Where None Existed Before

Before July 2010, Sami Al-Amr Company for General Trade could only produce two colors of thread: black and white.

ESAF Voices from the Field: Delivering with Precision in a Changing Market

The Haddad Factory invested in a new plasma cutting machine with grant assistance from PIP.

ESAF Voices from the Field: Exponential Growth through Technological Innovation in Jenin

Because of fluctuations in stone measurements, GBS was unable to produce high-quality finished products itself.

ESAF Voices from the Field: Developing Tomorrow’s Banking Professionals Today

PIFBS, an independent non-profit Palestinian organization, provides specialized vocational training.