An Empirical Risk Assessment of Savings Groups

These are questions that the SEEP Network set out to address through a risk assessment of Savings Groups conducted in 2018. Together with three research partners – the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and World Relief –1,600 surveys were conducted with groups, individual members, trainers and community stakeholders in four Sub-Saharan African countries, to uncover key risks affecting Savings Groups.