The Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. and The Smart Campaign partnered to conduct the three-day Smart Assessors Training last February 24 to 26 in Manila, Philippines.
The Smart Assessors Training course aimed to create a pool of assessors who can evaluate the performance of microfinance institutions against the Client Protection Principles (CPP) embodied by the SMART Campaign.
Nineteen microfinance professionals from networks, rating agencies, and social investment funds or consulting companies in Asia participated in the training that introduced them to tools and indicators used in the assessment process. The training also equipped participants with skills and techniques in conducting client protection assessments with financial institutions.The participants were also given the opportunity to apply their learning by carrying out an assessment of a sample microfinance institution.
The Smart Campaign Training of Assessors is the first in the Philippines. It is part of the Campaign’s plan of expanding its local presence by developing pool of Assessors who will be tapped to take part in the Campaign’s future hub in the Southeast Asia region.
The training course was facilitated by Dr. Hema Bansal, Smart Campaign’s India Manager, and Mr. Amit Gupta, the Campaign’s Principal Advisor. To learn more about Smart Campaign, follow this link www.smartcampaign.org.