This tool is designed to explore gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations in DSG projects. The tool has the following objectives: The tool includes an annex with a sample analysis: Women Saving for Resilience: Digital Savings Groups in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania. Gender & Inclusion Analysis – Key Findings and Recommendations. The DSG Gender […]

In September 2021, the Secretary General of the United Nations released a report Our Common Agenda, which included a proposed Global Digital Compact to be agreed upon at the Summit of the Future in September 2024. This website includes information about the Compact, which is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and […]

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 […]

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 […]

FinEquity’s 2023 Annual Meeting explored the nexus linking financial inclusion, women’s empowerment, and climate change, with the purpose of understanding how financial services can help women adapt their livelihoods to erratic rainfall patterns and rising temperatures to mitigate climate risks. Among others, the speakers addressed digitally-enabled financial inclusion, stressing the importance of designing digital financial […]

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 […]

This version of the DSG Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups translated from English into Kinyarwanda, consists of seven practical tools to support safe, effective, and gender-responsive digitization of savings groups. These tools include practical guidance for implementers and trainers across multiple aspects of digitization, such as: Each tool can […]

FinEquity has created a Digital Financial Literacy Knowledge Guide to showcase existing resources on digital financial literacy (DFL), which is as a key factor for women’s financial and digital inclusion. The guide is made up of three sections: good practice guidelines, implementation case studies, and example curricular. As with all FinEquity’s Knowledge Guides, this is […]

The article discusses six key reasons why a digital innovation product or service would fail to become widely used. They are related to organizational structure and capacity, unrealistic expectations, magpie mentality, first impressions, measurement, and founder dependency. The article also offers suggestions to bolster adoption of digital innovations, including creating a roadmap to adoption, giving […]