The book contains outputs and findings of a study conducted by the author in the latter part of 2011 for ACCESS Development Services. It is based on secondary research undertaken for the study…
In 2011 the weekly newspaper The Economist called savings groups “the hottest trend in microfinance” and wrote: “...returns on savings are extremely high – generally 20…
In line with its commitment to implementing programs that are both evidence- based and evidence generating, the IRC is carrying out a rigorous impact evaluation with a randomized control trial…
In response to the problem of women experiencing violence in the home, the IRC is implementing a socioeconomic intervention to combat GBV in C??te d’Ivoire. The IRC is using a Village Sa…
In line with its commitment to being both evidence- based and evidence-generating, the IRC is carrying out a randomized impact evaluation that assesses 1) the impact of the economic intervent…
This randomized evaluation of Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) programs in Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda examines two questions: Who joins savings groups? And, what is the impact on ho…
This paper presents the results of a study examining how poor rural households in El Salvador deal with shocks and the role of micro-savings groups in their coping strategies. The savings grou…
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) implemented a randomized control trial to measure the impacts of a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) program on households and women. The progra…
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) implemented a randomized control trial to measure the impacts of a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) program on households and women. The progra…
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) implemented a randomized control trial to measure the impacts of a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) program on households and women. The progra…
