Gateway Exchange - Are Savings Groups for Vulnerable Populations a Good Idea?

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Gateway Exchange | 23 August 2018 The latest updates on financial inclusion delivered to your inbox Photo credit: Alexandrino Lei Airosa, 2017 CGAP Photo Contest FROM THE GATEWAY BLOG Are Savings Groups for Vulnerable Populations a Good Idea? The Gateway sat down with Sybil Chidiac of Grameen Foundation to discuss what works and what doesn't when tailoring savings groups to serve vulnerable populations. Among other things, we asked Sybil to share with us why funders increasingly ask practitioners to tailor savings groups to serve vulnerable populations such as caregivers of vulnerable children, young women, people living with HIV, or the food insecure?                        Read More > Photo credit: Christoper Wilton-Steer, 2017 CGAP Photo Contest DID YOU KNOW? Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of saving among developing country regions. 54 percent of adults reported they had saved money in the past year, and 23 percent saved to start, operate or expand a farm or business. Learn More  EDITOR'S PICK Exploring Blockchain Applications to Agricultural Finance CGAP, Jul 2018 This Brief summarizes CGAP's approach and offers insights into the applicability of distributed ledger technologies to agricultural finance in a developing country context.                         Read More > LATEST FROM THE LIBRARY Digitally-Enabled Cross-Border Remittances in Lesotho: Key Policy Considerations To Break Uptake Barriers Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), Aug 2018 | In-depth market analysis with recommendations for shifting remittances to regulated channels Examining Customer Journeys at Financial Institutions in Cambodia: Using Big Data to Advance Women's Financial Inclusion United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Jul 2018 | Applying a gender lens to understand customers' long-term financial service use View all Library resources > EVENTS Global Payment Summit-Asia 2018 Currency Research (CR)| 19 - 20 Sep 2018 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia People and the Digital Revolution: Advancing Our Social Mission Through Technology Microfinance Centre (MFC), European Microfinance Network| 3 - 5 Oct 2018 | Bilbao, Spain View all Events > ANNOUNCEMENTS Now Accepting Applications for the 2018 - 2019 Africa Board Fellowship! Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion | 21 Aug 2018 MicroSave Joins Hands with J.P. Morgan, CIIE to Launch $9.5 Million Financial Inclusion Lab in India MicroSave | 20 Aug 2018 View all Announcements > JOBS Risk Management Consultant Mutahid Development Finance Institution | Kabul, Afghanistan Deadline: 31 Aug 2018 Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis Grameen America | New York, NY - United States Deadline: 14 Sep 2018 View all Jobs > Sign up for our regional bulletins in: English | Spanish | French | Arabic Connect with Us        www.microfinancegateway.org | www.CGAP.org  ©CGAP 2017 All Rights Reserved

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Gateway Exchange - 5 Questions To Ask Before Signing Up for a Training

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Gateway Exchange | 8 August 2018 The latest updates on financial inclusion delivered to your inbox Photo Credit: Sujan Sarkar, 2017 CGAP Photo Contest. FROM THE GATEWAY BLOG Gateway Guide to Upcoming Financial Inclusion Events As we get ready for conference season to pick back up again in September, the Gateway wants to help you make the most of your limited travel budget and time. Check out our list of the key upcoming training and event opportunities in what's left of 2018.                        Read More > 5 Questions To Ask Before Signing Up for a Training   Are you interested in attending a training and wondering if it is worth it? Or maybe you have received a request from your employees to attend a training, and are weighing the costs and benefits? Answer these questions to figure out which trainings and events are right for you.                         Read More > Photo by Rokonuzzaman Khan, 2017 CGAP Photo Contest DID YOU KNOW? 1.2 billion adults worldwide have opened an account since 2011, according to Global Findex 2017. That's the equivalent of over half a million new accounts per day! Learn More  EDITOR'S PICK GSMA Photo Distribution 2.0: The Future of Mobile Money Agent Distribution Networks GSMA, MicroSave, Jul 2018 Explore this study to understand how providers in the digital financial services (DFS) ecosystem are using various tactics to respond to the opportunities and challenges in their agent distribution networks.                         Read More > LATEST FROM THE LIBRARY Launching into Space: Using Satellite Imagery in Financial Services Partnership for Finance in a Digital Africa, Jul 2018 | Is there a business case in leveraging satellite imagery? A Needs-Based Approach to Financial Inclusion Measurement in Zimbabwe insight to impact (i2i), Jun 2018 | Key findings and implications for policymakers and practitioners View all Library resources > EVENTS 2018 SEEP Annual Conference The SEEP Network| 1 - 3 Oct 2018 | Arlington, VA - United States APAC Microfinance Forum Uniglobal | 30 - 31 Oct 2018 | Singapore View all Events > ANNOUNCEMENTS Fellowship Opportunities in Indonesia and the Philippines with ILO's Social Finance Program ILO's Impact Insurance Facility | 7 Aug 2018 IFC, Mastercard Foundation Present Key Tool to Expand Digital Financial Inclusion Next Billion | 3 Aug 2018 View all Announcements > JOBS Specialist Internal Audit Access Microfinance Holding AG | Berlin, Germany Deadline: 24 Aug 2018 Project Lead Grameen Foundation | Nairobi, Kenya Deadline: 31 Aug 2018 View all Jobs > Sign up for our regional bulletins in: English | Spanish | French | Arabic Connect with Us        www.microfinancegateway.org | www.CGAP.org  ©CGAP 2017 All Rights Reserved

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