Jump to navigation

 
  • Press Room
  • Research & Publications
  • Our Catholic Values
  • My CRS (login)
  • CRSEspañol.org

Donate Now

  • Home
  • Ways to Give
    • Ways to Give
    • Where It's Needed Most
    • Emergency Campaigns
    • Monthly Giving
    • My CRS (login)
    • Legacy & Planned Gifts
    • Donate to CRS Rice Bowl
    • More Ways to Give
      • More Ways to Give
      • Make a One-Time Donation
      • Fundraise for CRS
      • Gift Catalog
      • Foundation and Corporate Partnerships
      • Other Ways to Give
    • Donate by Phone or Mail
    • featured-parent-wtg
      Featured
      Coronavirus Prevention
      Gifts through Donor Advised Funds
  • Get Involved
    • Get Involved
    • Explore Opportunities
      • Explore Opportunities
      • Parish & Diocesan Leaders
      • Educators
      • Parishioners
      • College Students & Faculty
    • Lead the Way
      • Lead the Way
      • Lead the Way on Hunger
      • Lead the Way on Migration
      • Action Center
    • Discover our past
    • Pray
      • Pray
      • Light a Virtual Votive
      • Download Your FREE Catholic Prayers Book
      • Download Your FREE 21-Day Prayer Book
      • Our Current Prayer
    • Learn
      • Learn
      • CRS Resource Center
      • Climate Change
      • Human Trafficking
      • Hunger
    • Advocate
    • Participate
    • Connect
    • featured-parent-gi
      Featured
      Lead the Way on Hunger
      Lead the Way on Migration
  • Our Work Overseas
    • Our Work Overseas
    • Programming Areas
      • Programming Areas
      • Agriculture
      • Education
      • Emergency Response & Recovery
      • Health
      • ICT4D
      • Justice & Peacebuilding
      • Microfinance
      • Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning
      • Partnership & Capacity Strengthening
      • Water Security
      • Youth
    • How We Work
    • Where We Work
    • Research & Publications
    • Partnering with CRS
      • Partnering with CRS
      • Private Donors and Partnerships
      • Local Partners
      • University Partners
      • Public Donors
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • featured-parent-ows
      Featured
      Engagement Government - Case Studies Series
      Engaging Government
    • Capacity Overview
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Guiding Principles
    • Catholic Identity
    • CRS History
    • Agency Strategy
    • Leadership
      • Leadership
      • Sean Callahan
      • Annemarie Reilly
      • James Bond
      • Mark Melia
      • Bill O’Keefe
      • Candace Osunsade
      • Shannon Senefeld
      • Schuyler Thorup
      • Board of Directors
      • CRS Foundation Board
    • Endorsements
    • Financial Reports
      • Financial Reports
      • Pro Forma IRS Form 990
      • Our Pledge to Donors
      • Accountability
    • Compliance
    • Careers at CRS
      • Careers at CRS
      • Current Openings
      • Benefits
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Fellowships
      • Internships
      • Junior Professionals
    • Contact CRS
    • Adding CRS to your Email Address Book
    • Safeguarding
    • Bid Opportunities
Menu

You are here

Home / Our Work Overseas / Research & Publications
Your search returned 12 results.
Sort By: Latest
Latest
Relevance
Oldest
Name (A-Z)
Name (Z-A)
Filters Applied: Clear All Filters
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 purposes for...More
The Kibara Mission Hospital HIV Project
March 15, 2008
Research›Case Studies

The Kibara Mission Hospital HIV Project

This case study describes the role that savings and internal lending approaches to microfinance has played in strengthening the economic wellbeing of HIV-affected households in...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
Harnessing the Power of Savings and Lending Communities to Drive Agroenterprise Development in Ghana
June 12, 2011
Research›Case Studies

Harnessing the Power of Savings and Lending Communities to Drive Agroenterprise Development in Ghana

For smallholder farmers in Ghana, limited access to agricultural finance and quality agriculture extension support are the two most binding constraints to achieving increased...More
Improving Access to Health Care for Rural Populations
January 20, 2013
Research›Case Studies

Improving Access to Health for Rural Populations

This report looks at CRS’ health microinsurance (HMI) pilot in Atacora, Benin. The pilot links mature savings groups to a national insurance company. The goal of the study was to...More
Mergers in Microfinance: 12 Case Studies
October 23, 2002
Research›Case Studies

Mergers in Microfinance

Intended as a companion resource to "Tying the Knot: A Guide to Mergers in Microfinance". The 12 case studies presented here demonstrate that mergers are already taking place in...More
A Sustainable Approach To Community-Based Savings in Rwanda
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
PAREL: Strengthening Local Economies in Senegal through Access to Medical Insurance and Savings Groups
April 19, 2016
Research›Case Studies

PAREL

In line with its global mission to promote human development by fighting disease and poverty, CRS and a local partner are expanding universal health coverage in Senegal by...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
September 30, 2020
Research›Case Studies

How SILCs Have Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from surveys in Latin America and Africa

This study presents the results of two surveys conducted with representatives of 844 CRS Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILCs) in 18 countries in Africa and Latin...More

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • next ›
  • last »

Program Area

  • Agriculture (2) Apply Agriculture filter
  • Health (2) Apply Health filter
  • ICT4D (1) Apply ICT4D filter
  • (-) Remove Microfinance filter Microfinance
    • Microinsurance (1) Apply Microinsurance filter
    • Savings-Led Microfinance (6) Apply Savings-Led Microfinance filter

Cross-Cutting Area

  • ICT4D (1) Apply ICT4D filter
  • Microfinance (1) Apply Microfinance filter

Publication Date

  • 2020 (3) Apply 2020 filter
  • 2019 (1) Apply 2019 filter
  • 2016 (1) Apply 2016 filter
  • 2015 (1) Apply 2015 filter
  • 2013 (1) Apply 2013 filter
  • 2011 (1) Apply 2011 filter
  • 2008 (1) Apply 2008 filter
  • 2002 (1) Apply 2002 filter
  • 2001 (1) Apply 2001 filter
  • 2000 (1) Apply 2000 filter

Publication Type

  • (-) Remove Case Studies filter Case Studies
  • (-) Remove Best Practices filter Best Practices
  • Papers/Reports (24) Apply Papers/Reports filter
  • Evaluations/Assessments (8) Apply Evaluations/Assessments filter
  • Learning Briefs (8) Apply Learning Briefs filter
  • Manuals (8) Apply Manuals filter
  • Fact Sheet (5) Apply Fact Sheet filter
  • Tool Kits (3) Apply Tool Kits filter
  • Impact Evaluations (1) Apply Impact Evaluations filter

Location

  • Africa (7) Apply Africa filter
  • Central America, South America & the Caribbean (2) Apply Central America, South America & the Caribbean filter
  • Asia (1) Apply Asia filter
  • Europe (1) Apply Europe filter
  • Greece (1) Apply Greece filter
  • Middle East & North Africa (1) Apply Middle East & North Africa filter
  • United States (1) Apply United States filter

Language

  • (-) Remove English filter English
  • Français (2) Apply Français filter

Why give to CRS?

Learn about our Accountability
Make a difference

Donate Today

2019 Operating Expenses

Recognition

Trusted by charity rating agencies:

faith. action. results.

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the
United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas.

  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Catholic Identity
    • CRS History
    • Endorsements
    • Financials
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • Bid Opportunities
    • Leadership
  • Our Work Overseas
    • Programming Areas
    • How We Work
    • Where We Work
    • Research & Publications
    • Partners
    • Stories
  • Ways To Give
    • Give Monthly
    • Make a One-Time Donation
    • More Ways to Give
    • Donate by Phone or Mail
  • Get Involved
    • Explore Opportunities
    • Pray
    • Learn
    • Advocate
    • Participate
    • Connect
  • Quick Links
    • Institute for Capacity Strengthening
    • CRS Resource Center

13-5563422Federal Tax Exemption ID Number

  • facebook
  • youtube
  • twitter
  • instagram

©2021 Catholic Relief Services228 W. Lexington St. Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3443877-435-7277[email protected]

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

Catholic Relief Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; Donations to CRS are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under the law.

Catholic Relief Services eases suffering and provides assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality.

We are the official overseas relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and a member of Caritas Internationalis.