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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“We seek to inspire innovation, build a community of practice, and create a destination for anyone who is planning, implementing, developing technology for, or studying digital savings groups (DSGs).”
The vision of the DSG Hub is to serve as a dynamic and collaborative platform that advances digital inclusion for savings groups and rural communities, with a special focus on women’s empowerment.
It aims to:
At its core, the DSG Hub envisions a future where digital technology is an enabler of financial resilience, economic growth, and community-driven development, ensuring that savings groups and the communities they support can fully participate in the digital economy.
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.
Senior Director, Global VSLA
CARE International
Sr Technical Advisor, Digital, Global VSLA
CARE International
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
Board Member
FAHU Foundation
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.
COO and Co-founder
hiveonline
Project Coordinator
Cyclos
Program Manager and Advisor
Grameen Foundation
Program Manager & Senior Financial Inclusion Advisor
Mercy Corps
Executive Director
LGP
Regional Technical Advisor for Microfinance and Youth
Catholic Relief Services
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.
