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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

May 22, 2007
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
How-To Guide: Student Dropout Prevention and Response
Dropout is an almost universal problem for education systems in countries where CRS works. Although the causes are different in each location, there are common strategies that can...More

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...More

May 22, 2007
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
How-To Guide
Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups in terms of access to education today. CRS' mission and the principle of Education for All call on all of us...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

May 22, 2007
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
How-To Guide
Child participation is one of the guiding principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This guide presents practitioners with many useful suggestions for ways to...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

January 1, 2009
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Integration of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene into HIV Programs
Adequate clean water, improved sanitation infrastructure, and better hygiene may significantly improve health outcomes for people living with HIV in resource-poor settings...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