July 23, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
DEPTH OF POVERTY OUTREACH (15 pages)
Drawing from more than 25,000 PPI interviews, this report explores poverty outreach in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia, addressing the following questions: What is the...More
July 23, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
THE SILC FINANCIAL DIARIES
This report answers the following questions: How do SILC households earn and spend money? What financial tools do SILC households use? How do SILC households use SILC services?...More
July 23, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
THE SILC FINANCIAL DIARIES (two-pager)
This 2-page brief summarizes the report that answered the following questions: How do SILC households earn and spend money? What financial tools do SILC households use? How do...More
January 26, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Community-based Savings and Loans Schemes for Improved Livelihoods and WASH Service Delivery - the Northern Ghana Experience
A CRS project in northern Ghana uses savings groups to help rural communities build useful lump sums of money without excessive debt or interest payments. The groups are organized...More
January 17, 2018
Research›Case Studies
Proyecto Caminos de la Juventud
La metodología de Grupos de Autoahorro y Préstamo (GAAP) permite la conformación de grupos que fortalecen las habilidades de las y los participantes en el manejo de sus finanzas...More
October 16, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Libro de dibujos para grupos infantiles
Este libro de colorear ayuda a los niños a aprender sobre la importancia de ahorrar dinero, y está destinado a ser utilizado, o en grupos de ahorro para niños, o en grupos de...More
October 16, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Children's Coloring Book
This 30-page coloring book helps children learn about the importance of saving money, and is meant to be used either in children’s savings groups, or in adult savings groups in...More
October 10, 2016
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Private Service Provider Implementation Manual
This manual provides step-by-step guidance to local organizations that wish to use the Private Service Provider, fee-for-service approach to implementing a savings group program.More
June 1, 2015
Research›Case Studies
A Sustainable Approach To Community-Based Savings in Rwanda
This report presents results from the final evaluation survey of Catholic Relief Services’ Private Service Provider (PSP) project in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, which was...More
April 20, 2015
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Delivering Health Microinsurance through Savings and Internal Lending Communities
Catholic Relief Services and partners piloted a health microinsurance product and delivered it through savings groups in Benin. We introduced a digital solution to improve...More
