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About Savings Groups
Savings groups (SGs) are a global phenomenon and are especially prevalent across sub-Saharan Africa. Rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) in particular have been identified as an indigenous African institution (Van den Brink & Chavas, 1997).
Our Aim
The consortium’s goal will be to illuminate the pan-African phenomenon of savings groups through different lenses
Women Empowerment
Financial inclusion and formal financial institutions
Entrepreneurship and business outcomes for empowerment
Urban and rural interventions
Social capital and social outcomes
Improve food security, sustainability and quality of life.
Our Countries
