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Getting It Right: Learning About Savings

Five key questions we have (partially) answered so far at the Savings Learning Lab

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An Empirical Risk Assessment of Savings Groups

What are the main risks Savings Group members face and how can they be managed?
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State of Practice: Savings Groups and the Dynamics of Inclusion

Identifying effective strategies to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations in Savings Groups
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A Changing Landscape: What the 2017 Findex Tells Us About Mobile Money, Women’s Financial Inclusion and Savings in Vulnerable Households

Collection of four articles and a summary of key takeaways on the state of financial inclusion
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Applying a Market Systems Approach to Savings Groups

Analysis of the weaknesses of the current Savings Group system and a proposal for improvement
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Are Savings Groups for Vulnerable Populations a Good Idea?

The Gateway sat down with Sybil Chidiac of Grameen Foundation to discuss what works and what doesn't when tailoring savings groups to serve vulnerable populations. 

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Where Next After VSLA?

The value of linking Village Savings and Loans Associations with financial service providers
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Savings Count: Trends in Access, Use and the Ecosystem of Savings in Sub-Saharan Africa

Making the case for putting savings at the heart of the financial inclusion agenda
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Breakthroughs in Women’s Empowerment: Decision-making Power of Women in Microfinance and Financial Self-help Groups in Jharkhand and West Bengal

Key findings from Health Diaries conducted with 45 women in two states in India
FinDev Blog

Being Smart About Mobile Money

A case study with two financial service providers in Burkina Faso explores seven risks involved in bringing savings groups into digital finance.