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Savings group in Madagascar
August 5, 2019
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Savings Groups and Consumer Protection: How Savings Groups Responded to Insecurity and Theft in Madagascar

For millions of financially excluded individuals worldwide, Savings Groups offer the opportunity to save and borrow small amounts of cash in a convenient, accessible and generally...More
Savings group
August 5, 2019
Research›Evaluations/Assessments

Savings Groups and Consumer Protection: Risk Mitigation through Community-Based Structures

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Savings and Internal Lending Communities, or SILC, model is based on an innovative fee-for-service delivery channel that trains and certifies...More
Ex post evaluation
June 11, 2019
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Ex-post evaluation: Expanding Financial Inclusion in Africa - Final Report

This report describes the findings of an ex-post evaluation of the Expanding Financial Inclusion (EFI) program, delivered by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and implementing...More
Earning a living from SILC
July 11, 2019
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Earning a living from SILC: PSPs in Madagascar

This study was conducted to evaluate the sustainability of CRS’ Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC), fee-for-service, Private Service Provider (PSP) model in...More
June 25, 2020
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Results from a multi-project survey of Savings and Internal Lending Community members

This study examines the views of members of CRS’ Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) and Mercy Corps’ Youth Savings and Lending Associations (YSLA) in Guatemala,...More
September 30, 2020
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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

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