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diego_f

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Microfinance did not work for us, and I think I know why

We ran a small loan programme for four years. Repayment was 94 percent, which everyone told us was excellent. We closed it last year. The repayment number was hiding the thing that mattered. People were repaying on time by borrowing...

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brian_otieno

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Three boreholes in Siaya county, and what went wrong with the first

We have finished one of three. I want to write down what went wrong while it is fresh, because every project update I read only lists what went well. We sited the first borehole where the community leaders asked, not where the...

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thabo_m

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When did you decide your organisation should stop?

Asking seriously. I have watched several good organisations continue for years past the point of usefulness because stopping feels like failure. I would like to hear from anyone who chose to close.

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priya_r

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We tested a translation model on four Indian languages. The results were uneven.

Hindi was excellent. Tamil was good. Bhojpuri and Santali were poor enough to be unusable for anything official. This is not a complaint, it is a planning point. If your programme depends on a model, test it on the languages your people...

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