Financial Inclusion for Rural Microenterprises Activity - Final Evaluation

The purpose of this evaluation is to provide evidence-based recommendations to inform the design of possible follow-on financial sector activities and interventions, as well as for future support to county governments’ economic investment strategies and policies. To do this, the evaluation will assess the Financial Inclusion for Rural Microenterprises (FIRM) activity’s effectiveness at and relevance in increasing access to financial services for USAID/Kenya’s beneficiaries in targeted counties and sectors. The design and implementation of this evaluation flowed directly from this purpose and approach. The evaluation addresses the overarching question of the extent to which FIRM interventions increased access to finance.