The Impact of a Women-Specific Credit Scoring Model on Women's Access to Credit in the Dominican Republic

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Key Information

Low-income women disproportionately lack access to credit in developing countries, often because they are less likely to have credit histories, property rights, or formal earnings. Researchers are partnering with a bank and a mobile money operator in the Dominican Republic to evaluate the impact of credit scoring models designed specifically for women on access to credit.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Dominican Republic

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2018 - 2021

Partner(s)

Asociación La Nacional de Ahorros y Préstamos

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Financial literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other community members - female

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased agency and empowerment