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Deep-Dive Study on Farmer Service Centres (FSCs) in Kenya
Agriculture, Financial inclusion

Understanding FSC business models, with a focus on assessing the role of finance and digitisation in FSC business operations

Employment Equity Data Dashboard
Employment

The dashboard displays the Employment Equity data submitted by designated employers to the Department of Labour between 2013 and 2021.

Waste to Value research: Black Soldier Fly
Agriculture

Pre-feasibility study to understand the potential scale of small-scale, low-tech black soldier fly (BSF) farming in South Africa

The small vehicle delivery driver market: Fast, fickle and full of potential for employment
Employment

Understanding the potential for the delivery driver market to unlock economic opportunities for young South Africans

CAHF Bottom 40 Dashboard
Housing

Identifying B40 households and assessing their housing need

Understanding Rwanda’s Affordable Housing Sector
Housing

Identifying value chain constraints in the financing and performance of Rwanda’s affordable housing market

Potential barriers to the participation of women and youth on a digital retail trade platform
Financial inclusion

Exploring the benefits and challenges that retailers face when using a digital retail trading platform

Diagnostic of alternative data landscape in South Africa
Credit, Financial inclusion

Exploring an alternative data landscape which identifies the potential data points, data sources, regulatory and legal challenges and con...

What is the value of (in)formality for MSEs?
Financial inclusion

Exploring the drivers of formality and informality for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kenya, using Nairobi as a case study

Measuring perceptions of public healthcare
Health

Exploring the patient experience and identifying key issues that frame perceptions of the public healthcare system in the Western Cape.

Segmenting customers for digital insurance
Financial inclusion

The analysis used telephony and mobile banking data to segment Inclusivity’s customers

Understanding the Target Market for Inner-city Affordable Rental Housing: Johannesburg, South Africa
Housing

Exploring the market demand for a proposed inner city affordable housing development in Johannesburg, South Africa

RDP housing in South Africa – A look at the numbers
Housing

A review of the available data on RDP properties in South Africa and beneficiary households.

South African council on cities data codebook

Developing a codebook of common indicators for South African cities

South Africa’s first ever blockchain-based property register pilot
Housing

Developing South Africa’s first blockchain-based property register.

Graduate unemployment in South Africa
Youth employment

This analysis set out to provide an updated and more nuanced view of graduate unemployment.

Data agenda for African housing markets
Housing

This agenda aims to foster a data-driven approach to affordable housing markets in Africa.

Customer analytics toolkit
Financial inclusion

Presenting a collection of hands-on toolkits that help organisations to deliver effective financial services for low-income customers.

Understanding unmet financial needs and opportunities in Kenya
Financial inclusion

Understanding the financial needs of key consumer groups in Kenya

From counting houses, to making houses count: Publicly available administrative data on subsidised housing
Housing

A review of publicly available data on RDP housing in South Africa.

Bringing life to mortgage markets in South Africa
Credit, Housing

Building a model of mortgage loan performance, and identifying and quantifying the key drivers of mortgage profitability.

A new framework for measuring digital financial services
Financial inclusion

Developing a measurement framework (MFW) for digital financial services (DFS) with a focus on digital payments.

Advancing financial inclusion – Nigeria pilot study
Financial inclusion

Combining demand-side and supply-side research methodologies in Nigeria.

Economic impact assessment – National Credit Amendment Bill
Credit

71point4 together with economist Co-Pierre Georg prepared an economic impact assessment of the National Credit Amendment Bill.

Quantifying rental markets in Africa
Housing

The project team conducted this rental market investigation on behalf of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa.

Affordable housing in South Africa
Housing

Using available data, this presentation looks at key dimensions of South Africa's affordable housing market.

The Tenure Support Centre
Housing

The TSC is an action-research initiative that helps low-income households resolve their title deed challenges through formal, legal proce...