Susan E. Pleming

Sue Pleming is a Senior Communications Officer at the World Bank and formerly served as the leader of CGAP's communications team. Prior to joining CGAP, she was Senior Director of Communications at InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international NGOs. She spent 20 years as a foreign correspondent for the international news agency Reuters, with assignments in Africa, London, Brussels and Washington. She covered the State Department for Reuters, traveling to more than 50 countries with three secretaries of state and also coordinated the news agency's Afghanistan and Pakistan coverage out of Washington. She started her career with The Star newspaper in Johannesburg and also did a stint for the BBC's Africa Service. Sue has a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University, South Africa.

By Susan E. Pleming

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Delivering on Education for All: The Role of Mobile Money

For many low-income families worldwide, education can be out of reach. Mobile money and digital financial services have the potential to help families by providing them with better tools that can help them save, plan and make education payments.
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The Good News about the Graduation Approach and What’s Next

At an event on June 4 hosted by CGAP, Ford Foundation, J-PAL and IPA, leading researchers presented findings from their evaluations of the Graduation Approach that show enormous promise.
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PHOTOS: The Face of the Working Poor

2014 marked the ninth consecutive CGAP Photo Contest, which highlights standout photography depicting financial inclusion. The contest helps raise awareness about the importance of increased access to financial services, and puts a face on the struggles of low-income entrepreneurs.
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Policymakers Weigh In on the Graduation Approach

Through a series of video interviews with CGAP, policymakers and academics from all over the world weigh in on how the graduation approach can help the extreme poor find a pathway to a sustainable livelihood.
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What If The Poor Weren't Marginalized?

The 2013 CGAP Photo Contest Winners showcases how poor people's lives are made better if they are not marginalized financially.