For many years, World Renew (along with many other global NGOs) has sponsored the creation of Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). This is a form of sponsored (or NGO-facilitated) i…
2018 | Erin Stern (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Lea Liliane Niyibizi (CARE Rwanda)
This paper draws on baseline and midline qualitative research undertaken to inform the evaluation of the Indashyikirwa program, which aims to reduce Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and support…
2018 | Emily Namey, Brian Perry, Jennifer Headley, and Michael Ferguson (FHI 360), Albert Kouakao Yao, Mariame Louise Ouattara, and Coulibaly Shighata (Independent Consultant)
Many women’s decisions about whether and how to participate in sex work are driven by financial considerations. Despite the recognized importance of economic factors in HIV risk among fe…
Household economic strengthening (HES) is increasingly implemented alongside HIV programing to address economic drivers of the epidemic. The evidence base on HES for HIV outcomes is growing, a…
To ensure vulnerable households have more reliable income sources to meet the basic needs of children in their care, SMILE employed multiple economic strengthening interventions including savi…
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) launched the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) initiative in 2016 to accelera…
2018 | Nena do Nascimento and Susan Settergren (Palladium), Thandie Harris-Sapp (Independent Consultant)
To strengthen adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) programming in Mozambique and inform the design, implementation, and monitoring of PEPFAR girls’ clubs and savings groups globally,…
The emphasis of financial inclusion is now on how more competitive financial markets can work better for poor people (Porteous, 2004). It acknowledges that increasing financial inclusion requi…
2018 | Benjamin S. Allen, Ph.D. (Catholic Relief Services)
This state of practice report provides a comprehensive overview of the inclusion of vulnerable populations in Savings Groups. Over the past 25 years, development organizations have mobilized m…
2018 | Benjamin S. Allen, Ph.D. (Catholic Relief Services)
This state of practice report provides a comprehensive overview of the inclusion of vulnerable populations in Savings Groups. Over the past 25 years, development organizations have mobilized m…
