Monthly Archives: October 2011

Diwali in Indiya

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Have you ever heard about Diwali? Diwali is one of the biggest Hindu festival in India. It is the festival of lights, and many myths are related to it. One of them is the return of Rama from exile after his victory … Continue reading

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Step 2: What is financial inclusion M. Banker?

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Next step to understanding Selco customers’ experience in dealing with solar loans was the bank managers’ office. But before talking about what the bankers told (and taught) me, let’s put things into perspective. Let’s try to understand the Indian context regarding … Continue reading

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Milaap: connecting different worlds through loans

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I met Anoj last Sunday at Milaap.org‘s office. Or rather just outside the office as Milaap’s developer had forgotten to leave the key at the reception, after spending Saturday evening and night coding. Anoj found himself locked out when he came to … Continue reading

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Recipe for a successful Energy Center

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My colleague and myself arrived yesterday in Selco Labs in Ujire for our different missions. I had the opportunity to join her on one of her field visits. I was lucky for I made an interesting discovery. But I won’t keep this discovery … Continue reading

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Step 1: Understanding the importance of financial literacy at our customers’ doorstep

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Part of my mission at Selco is to develop a financial literacy training that will help our customers better deal with their solar loans. The first step to conducting this task was our customer’s doorstep. I needed to understand how … Continue reading

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