Social Performance Guidelines for Savings Groups: Setting Standards for Quality Programming and Client Protection
Oct 31, 2014 | by The SEEP Network
The social and economic benefits of Savings Groups (SGs) for their members are well documented. A growing number of development actors with differing visions and experiences are realizing the potential of SGs in creating positive change in the lives of the poor, and are increasingly adopting this methodology. At the same time, traditional implementers continue to strive for scale while experimenting and innovating on a number of fronts—from financial linkages, to mobile wallets, to promoting SGs as a platform for other services. In this context of growing popularity and steady drive for outreach and innovation, the SG sector has recognized the need to develop Social Performance Guidelines to accompany SG implementation, guide quality programming, and guarantee client protection.
This webinar reviewed a proposed set of guidelines for the sector, which focused on 5 themes:
Program integrity
Group mastery of principles and procedures
Good Savings Groups practices
Combining SGs and other activities
Inclusiveness
Moderators
Eloisa Devietti, Co-facilitator of the Savings-Led Working Group, The SEEP Network
Paul Rippey, Savings Revolution
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