The workshops in the Formal Savings Track of the 2011 SEEP Annual Conference tackled questions that many of us face when it comes to savings:
Is there a business case?
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How do I design a savings product that is relevant and that clients will value?
What changes do I need to manage in order … Read More >
The road to Arusha, Tanzania. | Image by Kat Stan
In the afternoon of the first day of the Arusha Savings Groups Summit, I participated in a small group discussion about the poverty levels that savings groups are best suited to, and the levels that savings groups reach among their members. As facilitator of SEEP’s … Read More >
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This is the question I posed to you in the blog world at the end of my last post. When I asked this during a small group discussion at the Arusha Savings Groups Summit, the response was a slight pause, a discussion leader saying “Yes, I think we do quite incorrectly … Read More >
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The first thing I wrote down at the Arusha Savings Groups Summit was this: “Financial inclusion can occur without financial institutions.”
Throughout the day I got the impression that this quote was not new to many, and that it can be interpreted in several ways, depending on what you consider “inclusion” and whether … Read More >
A share-out meeting in the village of Zokoguhe before the crisis. | Photo by IRC Ivory Coast
In the spring of 2011, election violence consumed Ivory Coast. The village of Tchebloguhe in the north of the country was brutally attacked. The village was burned. After the armed men left, slowly the villagers returned. One woman found … Read More >
Originally posted in the July SEEP Monthly Networker:
For a week in May, representatives from four SEEP partner organizations assembled in El Salvador to collaborate on creating learning products that will share knowledge on extending financial services to young people in developing countries. The workshop was a part of the SEEP Practitioner Learning Program (PLP) on Innovations … Read More >
