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Recap And Recordings of Workshop On Digital Savings Groups (DSGs)
U-Learn
2022
Recap And Recordings of Workshop On Digital Savings Groups (DSGs)
This half-day workshop brought together key refugee response actors – including digital and financial service providers, policy makers, donors, implementers and humanitarian actors – to encourage stock-taking of the digital savings groups landscape in the Uganda refugee response, and foster critical reflection. The event was organized in April 2022 by UNCDF, the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash […]
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Welcome to the DSG Hub—the Global Destination for the Digital Savings Group Community!
By Dennis Mello & Paula Rudnicka
May 24, 2022
Welcome to the DSG Hub—the Global Destination for the Digital Savings Group Community!
This blog post, written by co-managers of the DSG Hub project at Global Communities, offers insights about why the Hub was created and how to get involved.
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Truth-testing (and Quantifying) the Costs and Benefits of Digital Savings Groups
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David Panetta,
May 20, 2022
Truth-testing (and Quantifying) the Costs and Benefits of Digital Savings Groups
This blog post explores the costs and benefits of digital savings groups, and underlines the importance of truth-testing and quantifying them with greater rigor and precision.
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Piloting the Digitizing of Savings Groups at Mercy Corps
By Nick Meakin & Tamrat Abera
Mercy Corps
2022
Piloting the Digitizing of Savings Groups at Mercy Corps
In this short interview, Tamrat Abera explains how Mercy Corps is piloting an app from Jamii.one to digitize the record-keeping in savings groups in Ethiopia. He explains the pilot objectives, the current status of the pilot, key challenges and lessons, and plans for the next 12 months. This is the first in a short series […]
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Research
Unleashing the Potential of Digital Saving Groups to Build Financial Resilience in Rwanda
By Yi Nancy Liu & Emile Ndayambaje
UNCDF
2022
Unleashing the Potential of Digital Saving Groups to Build Financial Resilience in Rwanda
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 […]
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Evidence Review of Women’s Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
By Eve Namisango et al.
Evidence Consortium on Women’s Groups (ECWG)
2021
Evidence Review of Women’s Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
This learning brief examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s savings groups in diverse African contexts and explores how the shift to digitization impacted these groups and their members. Conclusions indicate that women’s savings groups contributed to resilience to economic challenges associated with the pandemic. For example, households with a female member in […]
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Digitizing Savings Groups: Rethinking Financial Inclusion for the Poor
By Latif Amars, Sofie Blakstad & Anaïs Ndjavé
hiveonline
2021
Digitizing Savings Groups: Rethinking Financial Inclusion for the Poor
This white paper, from hiveonline, explores the case for digitizing savings groups. The paper examines the challenges of reaching remote, poor populations and provides a brief introduction to the history, scope, and basic elements of the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) methodology. The paper notes that digitization of savings groups can result in the […]
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The Impact of Gender in Digital Solutions for Savings Groups
International Center for Research on Women
2020
The Impact of Gender in Digital Solutions for Savings Groups
This document is one of three research briefs that highlight key insights from a study of digital savings groups (DSGs) conducted in rural Tanzania from August 2019 through February 2020. The research was conducted by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) working with savings groups supported by PCI, a Global Communities Partner, and […]
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Comparing “Born Digital” and “Paper-to-Digital” Groups
DreamStart Labs
2020
Comparing “Born Digital” and “Paper-to-Digital” Groups
This research brief highlights key insights from a study of digital savings groups (DSGs) conducted in rural Tanzania from August 2019 through February 2020. The research was led by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) working with savings groups supported by Project Concern International (PCI), a Global Communities Partner, and their Women Empowered […]