Everything we know about SGs is wrong

Well, okay, that’s an exaggeration. But a lot of what we believe isn’t backed up by experience. I had the privilege of going out with Savings at the Frontier to study informal savings groups, with our study not intermediated in any way by NGOs. The results were a bit startling. SatF gave me a chance to make this video, which I hope you will enjoy.

In 2019, Savings at the Frontier conducted research to better understand the preferences and usage of financial services by ISM users in Zambia. This film is...