UMM Scholarship Winners

2014 Scholarship Winners

Student

Gemma Daffarra




Christoph Kubitza

Denis Ilboudo







Anis El Hakkani




Raphael Msyali


Natalia Realpe Carrillo




Susan Schwarz




Christopher Paek


Hanna Laufer



Christa Ketting




Thomas Müller





Antonnella Abategiovanni
University

Université Libre de Bruxelles


University of Göttingen


Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)





ESSEC Business School




Instituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS), Pavia
Technical University of Berlin



University of Nottingham Ningbo China

London School of Economics and Political Science
Philipps University Marburg


University Libre de Bruwelles (ULB)



University of Bayreuth





University Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Topic of the Research (Field Report coming soon)

SPBD Microfinance Network (Samoa): contribute to develop and grow the social performance management and financial education system for SPBD’s clients. 
Behavioral determinants of the demand of financial services in microenterprises (Uganda)
ASA Savings & Loans, Ghana: support to day-to-day microfinance operations and conduct a research for a dissertation on “Small and Medium size Enterprises: how can Microfinance Institutions serve
this segment? evidence from Ghana”.
Schneider Electric France (France - Tanzania) : junior sustainable investments analyst, among others tasks, will conduct a field analysis of the “Energy and Microfinance Program”
The role of village savings and loan associations on household food security: experiences from Mzimba district, Northen Malawi
Assessing and predicting the potential of microenergy appliances in regard to productive use and income generation for micro-businesses in rural areas.
Human, social, and psychological capital for microfinance: How do micro-entrepreneurs mobilize resources in constrained environments?
Partnering Across the Formal-lnformal Divide: An Examination of the Politics of Micro-insurance in South Africa.
Does Financial Knowledge lead to Financial Capability? Field research in Namibia and South Africa.

Alexandria Business Association (Egypt): development of a green microfinance strategy, ABA's vocational training centre, "blending" of grants and loans.
Oikocredit (Bolivia): project monitoring, social responsibility, capacity buildong and project proposal development.


Vision Fund (Republica Dominicana): market research & competitor analysis and supporting operations, i.e. codevelopment of a credit application.