This reminded me that Ernest Heminway reportedly once said, “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
The Iquub: A ROSCA among Ethiopian Taxi Drivers
He and Girma were among the original founders of an iquub among Ethiopian taxi drivers that began 20 years ago
Massive Elite Capture discovered in Savings Groups
According to Dr. Schmidt, elite capture occurs when resources are deflected from their intended purpose through opportunistic rent-seeking so that they benefit an elite.
Power and Technology Take a Turn for the Worse
And besides, the chilling subtext of his request was, “Help us, we are frightened.”
Financial Promise for the Poor: How Groups Build Microsavings is about, drum roll, savings groups. Its chapters range from ...
The Social Life of Money
We hope you as charmed by this wonderful video of an Italian savings group as we.
A Double Wealth
Members stepped forward to tell their stories,
Indigenizing Micro-Finance in Mapuche Lands
The Llaguepulli Community is situated on Lake Budi,
Dependency and its Virtues
In the field, I have heard promoters called lazy if they ...
They Know How: My Introduction to Self-Managed Savings Groups
I was chasing a hunch that there had to be a better way to deliver financial services to villagers ...
How Ideas Spread
During the whole meeting, a series of people came and looked in the window and door,
Savings Groups in Hard Times: Report from Tajikistan
In the early morning of 24th July 2012, Tajik government forces launched a military operation in Khorugh city
ASCA vs ROSCA: What happens when experts try to form their own savings group?
The email string below was initiated by field researcher, Perez Otonde,
Animal Capital - Why MFI's Matter
MFIs are getting trounced these days.
What's the Difference?
To put it simply, what do savings groups offer that micro finance doesn’t?
Saving Money and Developing Enterprise Activities: A Virtuous Circle.
Recent research has decisively challenged the perception that poor people do not save
New Research from CRS
Compares CRS’s fee-for-service savings-group model against the more conventional project-paid savings-group model.
Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic
One part gossip column and one part brave detective novel, the book stands alone in gripping detail, personal reflections and hilarious stories.
More Heretic
Hugh Sinclair offered a 1,300 word response to my 900 word review of his book.
I thought you might like to see this very short video from Burkina Faso.