Recently while visiting Naomi, a home brewer in Western Kenya, a customer came by to ask for Ksh 20 worth of liquor. He quickly ...
Recently while visiting Naomi, a home brewer in Western Kenya, a customer came by to ask for Ksh 20 worth of liquor. He quickly ...
Kim takes down Dean Karlan, who for no good reason seems to be taking down informal mechanisms.
Brett helps us learn from the German experience.
Where the rest of the world sees problems, entrepreneurs see opportunities.
The Gateway requests that you “stay tuned if you want to learn more on the topic and where to find practical tips and resources from the experts.”
Twenty-two castaways are struggling to maintain hope on Elephant Island, a barren and frozen speck halfway between Cape Horn and Antarctica.
Savings Group promoters keep looking for a New Thing, a product or service that will respond to the question “What’s Next”
I recently was asked to read a draft of an academic paper on the pitfalls of microcredit and the virtues of savings groups. The paper ...
Here’s a link to an excellent review of In Their Own Hands: How Savings Groups are Revolutionizing Development
Tiger and Shark are both convinced they are the Most Strongest of All Animals.
Crab tells Tiger...
I saw this Savings Group (formed by Cadecom) in Mchinji District in Malawi earlier this week. It was ...
A recent Microlinks post discusses the future of economic strengthening programming and...
The Savings Group Action Team was recently formed to discover the best ways to use Savings Groups to fight poverty, and to come up with a plan so that everyone on Earth who wants to be a member, can be one.
Having done virtually no field work this year I’ve had more time away from the minutiae of individual projects to follow some of the broader themes I find interesting and relevant.