This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.

This case study​ benchmarks the impact and potential of mobile financial services in several low-income markets in Africa.

Delve into the extensive summaries plus full recording of the EMW2020 sessions covering key topics such as the impact of & response to COVID-19, effective & inclusive savings, digital finance, climate change, client protection and more.

This publication pulls together the innovations and factors for success of the top-ten applicants, while outlining the enduring importance of access to savings to strengthen resilience of low-income households.

Insights from UNCDF's work with GoGet and Pod

World Vision shares how they are working to support community-level financial institutions and promote grassroots-level transformation of the financial system

Filipino households in the lower-income group, especially those in the rural areas of the country, are still struggling to save.

The SEEP Network is excited to announce a challenge fund to support innovations in gender-intentional COVID response and recovery efforts related to Savings Groups.

Learning from the Savings at the Frontier program

How does introduction to savings groups impact the likelihood of using formal financial services?