“Microfinance Plus,”
the integration of financial and non-financial services such as health,
education and savings, can help the client holistically, leading to
improvements in the lives and livelihoods of clients and their families.
However, MFIs offering Microfinance Plus have been facing increasingly
challenging regulatory environments in a number of countries. Increased
regulations will have significant consequences on MFIs and the end-clients if
MFIs are forced to stop these offerings. Grassroots
is dedicated to supporting the mission-driven MFIs that are working to continue
offering these much-needed integrated non-financial services despite regulatory
setbacks.
