The SEEP Network announces support for innovations in COVID response and recovery efforts related to Savings Groups. Proposal submission deadline: January 22
Minister of Finance Bwalya Ng’andu presents study findings on “Why men and youth shun savings groups and the state of financial cooperatives in Zambia.”
Among the clearest lessons of this difficult year is that the mobilisation of savings among vulnerable populations is crucial to household resilience, reports the European Microfinance Platform.
Through HelpAge, an intergenerational programme that restores livelihoods and builds community cohesion in post-Ebola Sierra Leone, youth volunteers train Savings Groups for the elderly.
