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April 4, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
How SILCs in Africa and Latin America have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic: One year later
This study presents the results of focus group discussions with 110 CRS SILCs and individual interviews with 415 SILC members administered in seven countries in Africa and two in...More
June 28, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
The Case for Inclusive Agricultural Development
With this policy brief, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs aspires to add to the growing conversation about inclusive development through the lens of agriculture and food...More
November 1, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
SILC Field Agent Guide 5.1
This guide describes how to establish Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC). The instructions are intended for two audiences: field agents and those who train and...More
April 4, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Challenges facing Savings and Internal Lending Communities in a long-term refugee settlement setting
This study was conducted to understand the challenges and risks that members of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) and SILC Private Service Providers (PSP) have faced...More
December 6, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
The Value of Sharia-Compliant Savings Groups
Conventional savings groups (SG) consist of 15-30 self-selecting members and provide their members with two means for obtaining useful lump sums of money to invest in business or...More
December 5, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
SILC Field Agent Guide 5.1.1S-Sharia-compliant
The SILC FA Guide Version 5.1.1S is fully compliant with the Sharia (Islamic Law). It is grounded in the experience of pilot deployments in Mauritania and Sudan. It is suitable...More
February 22, 2023
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
CRS and Savings-led Microfinance: Our Approach and Strategy
CRS’ Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) methodology is a holistic, savings-led microfinance approach that provides a safe place for poor households to save and borrow...More
June 1, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Financial Education
This 11-lesson financial education curriculum, part of CRS' SMART Skills series for rural development, has two main purposes: To provide trainers with the tools to teach groups...More
April 13, 2023
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
Youth Entrepreneurship
Young people, ages 15–24, number more than 1.2 billion and represent one-quarter of the world’s population; yet many of them struggle to obtain decent work. Facing difficulties...More
June 14, 2023
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Innovating for Resilience
There is growing evidence that savings groups can be an essential source of financial resilience, particularly with regards to absorptive resilience capacity – helping buffer...More