Global Resource on Digital Savings Groups
The Digital Savings Group (DSG) Hub is an online learning and community platform aimed at facilitating thoughtful, safe, and inclusive digitization of savings groups. The overall goal of the Hub is to help actors make sound decisions about whether and how to digitize savings groups effectively. The DSG Hub contains a wide variety of practical, easy-to-find, and easy-to-use resources to support savings group members and practitioners on their digitization journeys. The DSG Hub also serves as a tool for an ongoing community engagement, allowing diverse actors from across the industry to connect with one another, share insights and experiences, and learn from successes and shortcomings in the sector. The project is funded by the FAHU Foundation and implemented by CARE
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The FAHU Foundation strives to create lasting sustainable development by supporting innovative interventions which address the root causes of poverty. The Foundation focuses on building social and economic resilience and improving the lives of poor and marginalized people in sub-Saharan Africa through the savings group model.
CARE is a global leader in humanitarian assistance and sustainable development, working in over 100 countries to address poverty, inequality, and social injustice. Through innovative, community-led programs like savings groups, CARE empowers individuals to build financial stability, advance gender equity, and foster long-term social and economic resilience.
Steering Committee
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Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Sr. Technical Advisor for Gender Integration
Global Communities
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Dennis Mello
Director, Women Empowered Initiative
Global Communities
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Henrik Kähler
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
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Katha Thommesen-Kähler
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board ensures that the DSG Hub is of the highest quality and meets the distinct needs of savings groups practitioners. Members bring a mix of expertise in funding, designing, implementing, evaluating, participating in, and/or conducting research on DSGs. The Board provides strategic advice and guidance to the project’s Steering Committee, serves as a thoughtful sounding board for the project, and supports the achievement of its objectives. It is not a decision-making body.
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Eric Kaduru
Senior Technical Advisor Digital, VSLA Global
CARE USA
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Matthew Mims
COO and Co-founder
hiveonline
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Koen De Beer
Project Coordinator
Cyclos
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Anthony Mang’eni
Regional Technical Advisor for Microfinance and Youth
Catholic Relief Services
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Wes Wasson
CEO and Co-Founder
DreamStart Labs
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Bindi Jhaveri
Program Manager and Advisor
Grameen Foundation
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Tamrat Abera
Program Manager & Senior Financial Inclusion Advisor
Mercy Corps
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David Panetta
Executive Director
LGP
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Henrik Kähler
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
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Katha Thommesen-Kähler
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
Key Community Contributors
Key Contributors include implementing organizations, donors, technology providers, and independent experts who create new - or adapt existing - resources for the DSG Hub. Their invaluable contributions help ensure that the site hosts a diverse range of high-quality content, perspectives, and insights. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a Key Community Contributor.
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Global Communities
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Mercy Corps
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DreamStart Labs
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hiveonline
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Cyclos
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World Relief
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Ensibuuko
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Care International