Contact Us

DSG Hub Blog

Filter Blogs
35 Blogs
Read
Tool
Digital Inclusion Social Inclusion
Tool
Digital Inclusion Social Inclusion

SILC Pro-Poor Strategy

Catholic Relief Services
2025

SILC Pro-Poor Strategy

CRS’ SILC Pro-Poor Strategy promotes more inclusive savings groups by removing barriers that exclude the poorest. Through flexible policies, inclusive messaging, and equitable pricing, the approach helps ensure all community members—regardless of income—can benefit from group membership.
Read
Tool
Digital Inclusion Social Inclusion
Tool
Digital Inclusion Social Inclusion

The Value of Sharia-Compliant Savings Groups

Catholic Relief Services
2025

The Value of Sharia-Compliant Savings Groups

This brief from CRS explores how Sharia-compliant savings groups can expand financial inclusion in Muslim communities. By replacing interest with fixed fees, voluntary repayments, and group purchasing (Murabaha), these groups align with Islamic finance principles while still generating modest profit and fostering community trust. The model—successfully scaled in Niger—has seen strong acceptance from both members and religious leaders.
Read
Tool
Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers
DSG GESI Analysis Tool 2023
Tool
Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers

DSG Gender & Inclusion Analysis Tool

By Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities
2023

DSG Gender & Inclusion Analysis Tool

Log in or join our community to view this resource. Login
Read
Multimedia
Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers Gender
Crisis to Resilience
Multimedia
Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers Gender

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 […]
Read
Research
Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digitization Benefits Evidence & Impact
Care Logo
Research
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 […]
Read
Multimedia
Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Gender
DSG Hub Banner
Multimedia
Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Gender

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 […]
Read
article
Financial Inclusion Financial Literacy Gender Mobile Money
GT VSLA Learning Brief ECA 2022 final Page 1
article
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 […]
Read
article
Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digital Transformation
FinDev Gateway Logo
article
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:
Read
Multimedia
Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers
FinEquity Annual Mtg image
Multimedia
Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers

FinEquity 2023 Annual Meeting

CGAP
2023

FinEquity 2023 Annual Meeting

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 […]