Community-Managed Microfinance, Savings Groups Digitization and Financial Linkages Online Course

The community-managed microfinance, savings groups digitization and financial linkages online course focuses on savings groups operations, understanding how technology supports the concept of digital savings groups and framework for linkages between informal finance mechanisms and formal financial institutions.

Learning Objectives

• Expose participants to the methodological approaches and training strategies employed by the major implementing NGOs in promoting financial inclusion through savings groups.
• Understand the framework for integration of savings groups in the economic strengthening programs with a special focus on ultra-poor poverty graduation models, women economic empowerment and the integral human development framework.
• A deep-dive into the concept of digital savings groups (DSGs) and digitizing savings group operations.
• Introduce participants to the concept of linkage banking for savings groups —a demand-side and supply-side perspective.
• Understanding the opportunities that savings groups present at the last-mile for companies and financial institutions e.g. banks, fintechs, social enterprises involved in distributing solar, energy saving stoves, water tanks etc.).

Course Delivery: Online asynchronous (learn-at-your-own-pace-in-your-own-space).

Target Audience: Practitioners and professionals working in NGOs, financial institutions, government departments, regulatory bodies, individuals seeking a career shift/upgrade.