Multilingual informative comic booklets on enhancing awareness and precautionary behavior among the staff members and clients of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and self-help groups during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Oct 26, 2021
• 1 min

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted our responsibility to create awareness and influence precautionary behavior to drive the safety of the weak and the vulnerable. MSC developed a series of conversational comics to help the staff members, clients, and community of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and Self Help Groups (SHGs).

These comic books helped inform their frontline staff on workplace safety, safe cash handling, customer etiquette, and personal safety measures. MFIs and agents who serve 25 million-plus customers used MSC’s informative comic booklets to reduce infection and death across more than 15 countries across three continents. They were translated into English, Hindi, Bengali, French, and Arabic.

The work has been commissioned by MetLife Foundation.

• Access the global version with social distancing (1 meter) here.
• Access the English version (with group meeting) for Indian MFIs here.
• Access the English version (for individual meeting where group meeting is not permitted) for Indian MFIs here.
• Access the Hindi version (with group meeting) forIndian MFIs here.
• Access the Hindi version (for individual meeting where group meeting is not permitted) for Indian MFIs here.
• Access the Bangla version (with group meeting) for Indian MFIs here.
• Access the Bangla version (for individual meeting where group meeting is not permitted) for Indian MFIs here.
• Access the Bengali version for Bangladesh MFIs here.
• Access the English version for African MFIs here.
• Access the French version for African MFIs here.