research stay at LASAARE – Morocco

Esther Bansah is carrying out her research stay at LASAARE (Laboratoire de Statistique Appliquée à l’Analyse et la Recherche en Économie), affiliated with the Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco.

 

As a policy maker, what would you rather have: A self-sufficient microfinance institution that is capable of funding its operations entirely? Or a microfinance institution that adopts a not-for-profit approach? Does the choice between one or the other affect the ability of these crucial institutions, tasked with reaching out to the poor and financially excluded, to achieve their objectives?

These are some of the issues that our student, Esther would be exploring in her thesis focusing on her home country Ghana while carrying out her research stay at LASAARE (Laboratoire de Statistique Appliquée à l’Analyse et la Recherche en Économie), affiliated with the Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco.

“It has been both a challenging and thrilling experience so far in one of the most beautiful countries and people of the World, but what good thing isn’t worth the challenge?” – Esther