The USAID/Twiyubake program developed a learning agenda to determine the impact of saving incentives on the resilience of vulnerable households in 2018. This learning brief explores the following questions: Do incentives catalyze and sustain savings rates over time? Does incentivizing savings result in higher investment trends among households?
Key findings from this learning brief include:
Incentives boost household savings rates
Incentives spur investment in income generating activities
Incentives strengthen household investment in assets
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