Contact Us
Rwanda COVER
Research
Digital Payments Digital Recordkeeping Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers Financial Inclusion FinTech Migrants & Refugees Monitoring & Evaluation Resilience Social Cohesion Technology Solutions User Experience

Unleashing the Potential of Digital Saving Groups to Build Financial Resilience in Rwanda

Published by
Yi Nancy Liu & Emile Ndayambaje
2022
UNCDF
View Resource

This case study examines two digital savings group solutions – Mvend and SAVE – promoted within UNCDF’s REFAD program in Rwanda. These solutions were adopted by REFAD partners to expand financial inclusion and improve resilience in refugee camps and host communities in Rwanda. The case study discusses some of the successes, enablers, and impediments on the road to digitizing saving groups in Rwanda.

Leave a Reply

View all comments
Happy Holidays from DSG Hub!
December 19, 2025
DSG Hub Celebrates World Savings Day
October 31, 2025
DSG Hub - August 2025
August 29, 2025
DSG Hub - July 2025
July 22, 2025
View All

Related Resources

Read
Brief
Digital Inclusion Technology Solutions
Brief
Digital Inclusion Technology Solutions

How CARE is Using WhatsApp to Power Digital Innovation in Savings Groups

By Eric Kaduru
CARE
2025

How CARE is Using WhatsApp to Power Digital Innovation in Savings Groups

This three-part brief series explores how WhatsApp is being used across CARE programs to train VSLA members, collect real-time data, and build powerful communities of practice among grassroots trainers.
Read
Training
Consumer Protection Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy
HeySister COVER 2
Training
Consumer Protection Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy

Hey Sister! Show me the Mobile Money!

Strategic Impact Advisors
2021

Hey Sister! Show me the Mobile Money!

Hey Sister! is an IVR (interactive voice response) digital financial literacy (DFL) campaign designed to increase women’s ability to access and use digital financial services (DFS). The campaign lessons are available online for use and adaptation by anyone, anywhere. Particular resources have been tailored and made available for learning and facilitation in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, […]