March 16, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
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...More
January 15, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Savings Groups for Adolescents and Youth Affected by HIV: A Technical Guide
The relationship between poverty and HIV is complex, but the evidence of that relationship has been so strong that household economic strengthening (HES) interventions are...More
January 8, 2019
Research›Case Studies
Making a Living from Teaching Communities to Save
This study reports results from research carried out by the Expanding Financial Inclusion in Africa project (EFI) to find out how working as an independent trainer of savings...More
October 2, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
State of Practice: Savings Groups and the Dynamics of Inclusion
This state of practice report provides a comprehensive overview of the inclusion of vulnerable populations in savings groups. Over the past 25 years, development organizations...More
July 26, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
Pricing and Payments in the Private Service Provider (PSP) Model
This report presents findings on pricing and payments observed in the EFI project, as well as CRS’s conclusions on how to implement its fee-for-service strategy moving forward. It...More
July 24, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO CHILD WELLBEING SEEN AMONG HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING IN SAVINGS AND INTERNAL LENDING COMMUNITIES (SILC)
This 4-page brief shares data about the effect of savings groups -- which CRS calls "SILC" (Savings and Internal Lending Communities) -- on vulnerable households in Nigeria...More
July 23, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
Expanding Financial Inclusion (EFI) in Africa Research Program
This page contains links to all of the research studies associated with the Expanding Financial Inclusion in Africa project (EFI), a 4-year effort whose core goal was to ensure...More
July 23, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
MOBILE MONEY LINKAGES PILOT
This 2-pager summarizes the result of a study titled "Mobile Money Linkages Pilot: A CASE STUDY OF A MOBILE MONEY LINKAGES PILOT IN UGANDA AS PART OF EXPANDING FINANCIAL INCLUSION...More
July 23, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDER (PSP): A Review of Studies Investigating PSP Networks and Apprentices Performed by Expanding Financial Inclusion (EFI) in Africa
This two-page brief summarizes the report titled "A REVIEW OF STUDIES INVESTIGATING PSP NETWORKS AND APPRENTICES PERFORMED BY EXPANDING FINANCIAL INCLUSION (EFI) IN AFRICA." EFI...More
July 23, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDER (PSP): A Review of PSP Incomes, Livelihoods and Motivations Working with Expanding Financial Inclusion (EFI) in Africa
This brief summarizes the report titled "PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDER (PSP): A Review of PSP Incomes, Livelihoods and Motivations Working with Expanding Financial Inclusion (EFI) in...More
