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prof. dr. B.W. (Robert) Lensink

Professor; Vice dean research
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Projects

Externally funded completed multidisciplinary research projects under my leadership (since 2009)

  • 2015-2020 Impact evaluation of the microfinace institution Sartawi. Funded by FMO (Dutch Development Bank). Grant 600000 Euro
  • 2015-2020 Information transparency as low cost scalable solution for farmers. Funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Grant 600000 Euro.
  • 2016-2017 Agricultural insurance: assessing the impact of programmes targeted at smallholder farmers. Funded by 3ie (International initiative for impact evaluation). Grant 67000 Euro.
  • 2013 Evaluability study of Sartawi. Funded by FMO. Grant 60,000 Euro.
  • 2012-2016 Impact Evaluations of Dutch Co-Financing System (MFS II), India. Evaluating 12 projects/ organisations on education, gender, microfinance, agriculture, health. Funded by The Netherlands. Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Grant 1.5 million Euro. The multidisciplinary team contained 20 researchers from research institutes in the Netherlands and India.
  • 2012-2016 Impact Evaluations of the Dutch Co-Financing System (MFS II), Ethiopia. Evaluating 13 projects/ NGOs. Various topics. Funded by NWO. Grant: 1.7 million Euro. The multidisciplinary team contained 20 researchers from research institutes in the Netherlands and Ethiopia.
  • 2011-2014 Evaluation of “Business training services” for microfinance clients in Vietnam. Project funded by “3ie” (International initiative for impact evaluation). Grant: 500,000 Euro
  • 2009 Internal Audit and Microfinance, Rwanda. NFP-TM-RWA-09/02.Grant: 150,000 Euro

 Current Projects

Project Title

Funding source

Amount

(Euros)

Period

My Role

Scaling-up NCD Interventions in South-East Asia (SUNI-SEA).

H2020 (EU)

2000000

2019-2023

Work package 2 leader; Member of the executive board; and co-PI. Senior researcher.

Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth

ESRC/DFID

1995000

2016-2021

Co-PI/ senior-investigator. I am one of the key researchers of the project. I was a member of the small group who wrote, presented and defended the proposal.

Empowering Women by relieving external economic constraintsg and internal psychological barriers

NWO

750000

2021-2026

PI. I am the Project leader

Improving food and nutrition security by enhancing women's empowerment

NWA

2000000

2021-2026

PI. I am the Project Leader

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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