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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
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
May 29, 2011
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Zimbabwe
This project was designed to improve the economic status, food security, health and psychosocial well-being of out-of-school (or at risk of being out-of-school) adolescents. The...More
May 29, 2011
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Rwanda
To respond to the crisis facing orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda, CRS and our Caritas partners implemented a five-year program that provided caregivers and children a...More
July 27, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Developing Agriculture Loan Products for Poor Rural Communities
Examines key lessons learned by Metemamen MF, a microfinance partner of CRS in Ethiopia, during the pilot testing of a new loan product for rural poor farmers. The paper shares...More
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
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
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
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
