2019 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
This learning brief begins by providing an overview of the key players in the Azerbaijan microfinance sector, followed by more detail on the approaches used by AMFA to build its sustainability…
2018 | Fiona Jarden and Aisha Rahamatali (CARE International)
Savings Groups are community-based financial service providers that deliver basic financial services to millions of members in underserved markets worldwide. Traditionally, the promotion of Sa…
2018 | Benjamin S. Allen, Ph.D. (Catholic Relief Services)
This state of practice report provides a comprehensive overview of the inclusion of vulnerable populations in Savings Groups. Over the past 25 years, development organizations have mobilized m…
2018 | Benjamin S. Allen, Ph.D. (Catholic Relief Services)
This state of practice report provides a comprehensive overview of the inclusion of vulnerable populations in Savings Groups. Over the past 25 years, development organizations have mobilized m…
2018 | Ashley Wheaton (The SEEP Network)
The purpose of this risk assessment is to identify and assess the main risks that affect Savings Groups – based on the frequency and severity of negative outcomes – and ultimately…
2018 | Nisha Singh (The SEEP Network) and Anam Parvez Butt, Claudia Canepa (Oxfam)
Insights from a Practitioner Learning Group This document is a summary of the process and insights from the participants of a 2017 Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on “Shifting Social N…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
Le présent document décrit les observations et les leçons partagées par les participants au Sommet régional des Réseaux (RNS), qui s’est tenu le…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
Ce rapport présente les enseignements tirés de la Conférence internationale sur la finance responsable et inclusive (ICRIF), organisée par l’Association des i…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
This report provides lessons learned from The International Conference on Responsible and Inclusive Finance (ICRIF), hosted by the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR), ai…
2018 | The SEEP Network
Un mécanisme de résolution des plaintes (MRP), qui peut aussi etre appele mécanisme de recours ou médiation, désigne un système de collecte, de r&eacu…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
This document captures the experiences and lessons shared by participants during the SEEP Regional Network Summit, held on March 20th, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, about their own experiences promo…
2018 | The SEEP Network
والمنظمات الحكومية الدولية ، والسكان المحليين والإدارات الحكومية لتعزيز فعالية ونوعية المساعدات الاقتصادية المقدمة ، وبالتالي إحداث فرق كبير في حياة الأشخاص المتأثرين بالكوارث. يقدم MERS إرشاد…
2018 | The SEEP Network
El MERS ofrece herramientas para agencias humanitarias, organizaciones intergubernamentales, poblaciones locales y departamentos gubernamentales para mejorar la efectividad y calidad de la asi…
2018 | The SEEP Network
Le MERS offre des outils aux agences humanitaires, aux organisations intergouvernementales, aux populations locales et aux départements gouvernementaux pour améliorer l'efficacit…
2018 | The SEEP Network
Over the last decade, there has been a proliferation of initiatives to expand access to formal financial services in underserved markets through Savings Groups (SGs). Initiatives to link Savin…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
Cette note de synthèse s’appuie sur les leçons tirées d’un programme d’étude auquel une délégation rwandaise a assisté du 28…
2018 | Paul Rippey (FSD Zambia, The SEEP Network)
Cette note éducative propose une typologie pour décrire les types de relations entre les Groupes d'Épargne et les prestataires de services financiers, afin de faciliter le…
2018 | Joanna Ledgerwood and Diane Johnson (The SEEP Network)
For Savings Groups to reach significant numbers of poor people in a sustainable manner, it is necessary to develop a vision for the future where Savings Groups are formed and continue to opera…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
Ce document éducatif donne un aperçu des besoins éprouvés par les institutions de microfinance (IMF) rwandaises dans la mise en place et l’implantation de pra…
2018 | The SEEP Network
Un système de marché est un arrangement impliquant plusieurs fonctions et plusieurs acteurs. Il comprend la fonction de base par laquelle les biens et les services sont fournis a…
2018 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
This learning brief is based on the lessons that emerged during a study program attended by a Rwandan delegation to New Delhi, India from August 28-31, 2017. The study program was facilitated…
2017 | The SEEP Network & Genesis Analytics
This learning brief which provides an overview of the needs experienced by MFIs in Rwanda in introducing and embedding client protection practices in their operations. It draws on consumer pro…
2017 | Megan Gash
Over the past decade, funders, practitioners, and researchers have made significant investments to understand the impact of Savings Groups (SGs). In the mid-2000s, practitioners began document…
2017 | The SEEP Network & the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR)
As part of the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership and Learning in Rwanda program, SEEP and AMIR are committed to working with all the stakeholders that can contribute to the scaling…
2017 | The SEEP Network
The SEEP Network's global Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program, funded by the Citi Foundation, seeks to promote more resilient financial services markets in which financial service providers…
2017 | Paul Rippey (FSD Zambia, SEEP Network)
This learning brief proposes a typology to describe the types of relationships between Savings Groups and financial service providers, to ease discussion, facilitate research, improve comparis…
2017 | Paul Rippey (FSD Zambia, SEEP Network)
A comprehensive review of relevant and accessible literature on the facilitation of commercial relationships between Savings Groups and financial service providers, including research, project…
2017 | The SEEP Network
A grievance redress mechanism (GRM), also called complaint resolution mechanism, recourse or redress mechanism, or mediation, refers to a system for collecting, resolving, and responding to cl…
2017 | The SEEP Network
A grievance redress mechanism (GRM), also called complaint resolution mechanism, recourse or redress mechanism, or mediation, refers to a system for collecting, resolving, and responding to cl…
2017 | The SEEP Network
There are over 14 million members of Savings Groups across 75 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, representing a promising platform for financial inclusion in underserved markets. Sa…
2017 | The SEEP Network
The MERS offer tools for humanitarian agencies, inter-governmental organizations, local populations and government departments to enhance the effectiveness and quality of the economic assistan…
2017 | The SEEP Network
Read the Executive Summary Watch Presentation Video Read Through the Presentation Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) largely cater to poor and near-poor populations. Not only are MFI clients ex…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Par le biais du programme de Finance Responsable par le biais du leadership local (RFLL), le Réseau SEEP travaille avec sept associations de microfinance en Afrique sub-saharienne (au B…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Par le biais du programme de Finance Responsable par le biais du leadership local (RFLL), le Réseau SEEP travaille avec sept associations de microfinance en Afrique sub-saharienne (au B…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Par le biais du programme de Finance Responsable par le biais du leadership local (RFLL), le Réseau SEEP travaille avec sept associations de microfinance en Afrique sub-saharienne (au B…
2016 | International Rescue Committee
The objective of the CTRT is to help humanitarian agencies at the country level better prepare for emergency response using cash transfers. This tool aims to guide humanitarian organizations…
2016 | Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
The Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance’s (AKAM) mission is centered around creating lasting improvement in the quality of life of its clients by delivering client-centric financial product…
2016 | Habitat for Humanity India
Habitat for Humanity India (HFHI) has years of experience providing shelter in tandem with disaster response and risk reduction services. The increasing frequency and severity of disasters has…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Through the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership (RFLL) program (2012–2016), the SEEP Network is engaged with seven microfinance associations in sub-Saharan Africa (in Benin, Bur…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Through the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership (RFLL) program (2012–2016), the SEEP Network is engaged with seven microfinance associations in sub-Saharan Africa (in Benin, Bur…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Through the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership (RFLL) program (2012–2016), the SEEP Network is engaged with seven microfinance associations in sub-Saharan Africa (in Benin, Bur…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Through the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership (RFLL) program (2012–2016), the SEEP Network is engaged with seven microfinance associations in sub-Saharan Africa (in Benin, Bur…
2016 | The SEEP Network
Through the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership (RFLL) program (2012–2016), the SEEP Network is engaged with seven microfinance associations in sub-Saharan Africa (in Benin, Bur…
2016 | Erin Markel
This technical brief documents emerging thought leadership on measurement practices for unpaid care work. More specifically, it presents a survey of current good practices, explores how practi…
2016 | Erin Markel
This brief examines how and why practitioners are achieving women’s economic empowerment (WEE) outcomes through interventions that seek to promote and empower women in agricultural roles…
2016 | Brian Heilman
This technical brief presents guidance on the effective engagement of men in programming to achieve women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and gender equality outcomes in the agricultural se…
2016 | Mike Klassen
Market Facilitation Clinics are a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent challenges. This publication outlines Market Fac…
2016 | Megan Gash
This research agenda highlights the most salient issues in the SG community, and it guides attention and resources to addressing them so that innovation may be informed by evidence. The theme…
2016 | Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
The Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance’s (AKAM) mission is centered around creating lasting improvement in the quality of life of its clients by delivering client-centric financial product…
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