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January 18, 2011
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Internal Account Management
This publication offers guidance and practical tools for use in developing, overseeing and auditing the internal account programs of village banks. It also includes tools that can...More
September 1, 2001
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
Principled Practices in Microfinance
CRS has a niche in the microfinance industry, but we can lose sight, from time to time, of why we do what we do. This guide reminds us of the bigger "why." It has two...More
September 1, 2000
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
The People Part
This document offers support for CRS staff who are starting or currently managing a microfinance program. It focuses on creating an environment that is favorable to success.More
March 2, 2013
Research›Papers/Reports
Protecting Malawian Children and Youth Through Social and Financial Entrepreneurship
This learning paper outlines the experiences and preliminary findings of a collaboration between Catholic Relief Services and Aflatoun. The program was designed to help strengthen...More
March 28, 2010
Research›Papers/Reports
How Savings-led Microfinance has Improved Chickpea Marketing in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
Organizing farmers into groups allows them to bring together their production to create sufficient volume of product for interested buyers. This paper looks at how savings-led...More
July 22, 2014
Research›Papers/Reports
Empowering Women Through Savings Groups
This gender study explores women’s participation and leadership in savings groups in the context of an integrated five-year USAID-funded Development Food Aid Program (DFAP)...More
July 7, 2013
Research›Papers/Reports
How SILC Members Use Their Money
There is much anecdotal evidence to suggest participation in savings and internal lending communities (SILC) helps members to meet key household needs. However, there is little...More
September 23, 2012
Research›Papers/Reports
An Evaluation of Household Impact Among Fee-for-Service Savings Groups
This paper shares findings from a large-scale Randomized Control Trial of households that participated in Savings and Internal Lending Community groups in Kenya, Tanzania and...More
August 11, 2012
Research›Papers/Reports
Poverty Outreach in Fee-for-Service Savings Groups
This research paper shares findings from a large-scale Randomized Control Trial conducted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The paper describes the poverty profile of community...More
June 27, 2012
Research›Papers/Reports
Group Performance in Fee-for-Service Savings Groups
This paper shares findings from a large-scale Randomized Control Trial of households that participated in Savings and Internal Lending Community groups in Kenya, Tanzania and...More