BlueStar Madagascar
Using smart phone to collect
Voucher Client profile
Lalaina RAZAFINIRINASOA
Marie Stopes International – Madagascar
October 2014
Demand Side Financing through Strong Innovative Management of Voucher in BlueStar Madagascar
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Background
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In 2011, Voucher program
targeting the poor
FP of client’s choice, notably
LAPM redeemable at BlueStar
franchisees
Alongside the vouchers, a
poverty-grading system using a
paper-based tool to measure the
poverty-level of voucher
beneficiaries (84 000 since
inception)
In 2014, start of smart phone use
Demand Side Financing through Strong Innovative Management of Voucher in BlueStar Madagascar
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Rational to use smart phone
for data collection
PAPER-BASED
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Filling manually the poverty
grading form
Filing
Monthly mailing
Recording which require
recruitment of staff
Delay of data analysis
More resources required
vs
SMART PHONE
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Attractive filling and efficiency
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Securing data – off line use
Timely send
Timely record in the server
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Timely data analysis
Low cost
Demand Side Financing through Strong Innovative Management of Voucher in BlueStar Madagascar
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Results
Client-focused decision-making
 Client’s GPS location facilitating follow-up (fraud control) and
the quality of care monitoring process
 Client poverty profile informing voucher distribution
strategies and demand generation activities
 Improvement of programming to increase the access of
quality FP services through private sector for the poorest
Demand Side Financing through Strong Innovative Management of Voucher in BlueStar Madagascar
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