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Women Saving for Resilience: Transforming Lives Through Innovative Savings Group Solutions

By Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities
2023

Women Saving for Resilience: Transforming Lives Through Innovative Savings Group Solutions

This visual Crisis to Resilience story explores digital transformation and other innovations in savings group programming implemented under Global Communities‘ Women Empowered (WE) initiative. Women Empowered (WE) promotes social, economic, and political empowerment of women through community-based savings groups. Guided by the spirit of continuous innovation and adaptation, the WE program has formed and supported […]
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Digital Recordkeeping Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning
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Digital Recordkeeping Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning

Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups – Pilot Project Reports

By Saïbou Noumonvi
TechnoServe
2023

Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups – Pilot Project Reports

This report offers insights from the pilot of DreamSave conducted in 2021-22 by TechnoServe and DreamStart Labs among 40 savings groups in the Zou, Collines and Borgou Departments in the Benin Republic. This included 31 pre-existing savings groups (“paper-to-digital”) and 9 newly formed groups (“born-digital”).
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Consumer Protection Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy

Global Digital Development Forum 2023

USAID, Chemonics, IBM et al.
2023

Global Digital Development Forum 2023

On April 26-27, 2023, the Global Digital Development Forum was held online, co-organized by USAID, Chemonics, IBM, Deloitte, DAI, Google, RTI International, Save the Children, Interledger Foundation, Bixal, Palladium, and TechChange. While the event has now passed, anyone who is interested can still register here to access recorded sessions. All of the recorded sessions are […]
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers

Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community

By Dietlind Lerner & Paulina Rudnicka
April 27, 2023

Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community

This blog presents the history behind the DSG Hub and key takeaways from our user engagement analysis.
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Digital Financial Services Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers
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Digital Financial Services Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers

Digitization of SACCOs in Uganda: Drivers and Impact Study

By David Nanambi Wayiku & Prisca Adong
Asigma & Mercy Corps
2023

Digitization of SACCOs in Uganda: Drivers and Impact Study

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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digitization Benefits Evidence & Impact
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digitization Benefits Evidence & Impact

Digital Sub-Wallets for Increased Financial Empowerment of Women

CARE
2023

Digital Sub-Wallets for Increased Financial Empowerment of Women

This resource contains information and research about the Digital Sub-Wallets project implemented by CARE in Uganda. Digital Sub-Wallets was a savings group approach to address the unique needs of women in terms of formal financial services, individual agency, relations, and informal structures such as gender norms.   The intervention was twofold. First, participating Village Savings […]
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Webinar: Innovations in Savings Group Programming for Women’s Empowerment

Global Communities
2023

Webinar: Innovations in Savings Group Programming for Women’s Empowerment

This NGO CSW67 Forum Parallel Event, hosted in March 2023 by Global Communities, explored innovations in savings group programming that have the potential to transform unequal gender norms, reduce violence, strengthen women’s digital and financial inclusion and expand the benefits of savings groups for members with limited literacy and numeracy. In addition to digitization of […]
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Financial Inclusion Financial Literacy Gender Mobile Money
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Financial Inclusion Financial Literacy Gender Mobile Money

Gender Equality through Savings Groups:
Gender Integration and Gender Transformative
Approaches in VSLA Programming

CARE
2023

Gender Equality through Savings Groups:
Gender Integration and Gender Transformative
Approaches in VSLA Programming

CARE has operated savings and lending programs through Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLAs) since 1991. This learning brief outlines CARE’s strategies to advance gender equality in these programs. The brief details experience from four VSLA projects in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Ethiopia which added gender transformative approaches to the traditional savings group model. Among […]
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digital Transformation
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digital Transformation

FinDev Guide to Women’s Financial Inclusion

CGAP
2023

FinDev Guide to Women’s Financial Inclusion

For the 2023 International Women’s Day, FinDev Gateway compiled research and blogs published about women’s financial inclusion in the previous twelve months. Members of the DSG Hub will likely find the collection of resources on “Digital Finance That Works for Women” most relevant.  These resources include:
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Payments Digital Transformation
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Payments Digital Transformation

Capital Musings Podcast Show

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
2023

Capital Musings Podcast Show

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) started its podcast show, Capital Musings, in September 2019 to platform individuals driving impact and change in the area of “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources to reduce poverty and support local economic development. All episodes can be found the Capital Musings website. While every […]