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Bridging the Divide: Skills for Digital Financial Equity and Inclusion
Devex and Visa
2022
Bridging the Divide: Skills for Digital Financial Equity and Inclusion
This report showcases data-driven insights on the ways in which digital financial services, skills, and trust impact equitable and inclusive participation in the digital economy. Findings in the report show that initiatives must address the knowledge, confidence and trust needed for individuals to use the technology and services more effectively; programs are most effective when […]
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Digital Savings Group (DSG) Toolkit: Introductory Videos
By Lauren Henricks, Dennis Mello, Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
Digital Savings Group (DSG) Toolkit: Introductory Videos
This playlist contains eight videos introducing – and providing guidance on how to use – the “Digital Savings Group (DSG) Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups,” published by Global Communities and Women for Women International in 2022. The playlist includes the following videos: Digital Preparedness Checklist Project Staffing Monitoring and […]
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Financial Inclusion Week 2022: Inclusive Growth in a Digital Era
Center for Financial Inclusion
2022
Financial Inclusion Week 2022: Inclusive Growth in a Digital Era
The Center for Financial Inclusion held the 8th annual Financial Inclusion Week (FIW) on October 17-20, 2022. This year’s forum convened actors in the field of inclusive finance to share ideas and research under the theme “Inclusive Growth in a Digital Era.” All sessions are available on the FIW website. While every session is informative, […]
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DSG Toolkit: Digital User Dialogues
By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello & Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
DSG Toolkit: Digital User Dialogues
Digital tools offer a wide range of benefits to users, but it takes specific skills and knowledge to use a mobile phone effectively and safely. The resources and dialogue suggestions provided in this tool were created to help facilitators demonstrate the value and the functionality of mobile phones and mobile internet to savings group members, […]
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Savings Groups in the Digital Era: Promoting Gender-Responsive & Inclusive Digital Transformation
By Paula Rudnicka & Dennis Mello
Global Communities
2022
Savings Groups in the Digital Era: Promoting Gender-Responsive & Inclusive Digital Transformation
This presentation, featured at the Financial Inclusion Week 2022 organized by the Center for Financial Inclusion, explores key gender and inclusion considerations in the digital savings group (DSG) space and showcases new resources to support safe, inclusive and gender-responsive digitization of savings groups. These include the DSH Hub and the DSG Toolkit published in 2022 […]
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DSG Toolkit: Promoting Women’s Digital Capabilities
By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello, Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
DSG Toolkit: Promoting Women’s Digital Capabilities
Limited digital capability—understood as knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to use digital tools effectively, confidently and safely —is a key barrier to women’s adoption of technology, including digital solutions for savings groups. This tool provides practical tips and suggestions for promoting digital capability among women as part of any digitization project. It is intended for […]
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DSG Toolkit: Addressing Risks of Gender-Based Violence
By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello, Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
DSG Toolkit: Addressing Risks of Gender-Based Violence
This tool was created to inform implementing organizations on the risks of gender-based violence (GBV) (including technology-facilitated GBV and intimate partner violence), which may occur as a negative consequence of a woman’s digital journey. The tool includes strategies to help mitigate these risks. Strategies could include community education, gender dialogues and GBV service mapping; promoting […]
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DSG Toolkit: Monitoring and Evaluation of DSG Projects
By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello & Paulina (Paula) Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2022
DSG Toolkit: Monitoring and Evaluation of DSG Projects
This tool is designed to improve digital savings group (DSG) implementers’ understanding of the impacts of digitization on groups and their members using gender-sensitive indicators and monitoring approaches. The tool includes sample indicators and a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework. This tool is a part of the Digital Savings Group (DSG) Toolkit: Tools to Support […]
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Digital Finance: Enhancing Women’s Participation in Village Savings and Loan Associations
By Natalie Petrulla
Agrilinks
2022
Digital Finance: Enhancing Women’s Participation in Village Savings and Loan Associations
This article summarizes the findings from the Feed the Future Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE II) project in Ghana, focusing on the impact of the project on Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and women’s empowerment. In partnership with the Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), ADVANCE II registered four VSLAs in Ghana’s northern region […]