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Increasing Financial Management Skills in Rural Liberia
In underserved areas of Libera, savings groups create communities that practice careful financial planning and decision-making equity.More
Building Financial Empowerment in Liberia
Service providers help teach communities ways to better manage funds while increasing the financial well-being of families.More
Savings Groups Help Keep Kids in School in Benin
The groups help parents grow financial strength while a related project improves learning opportunities and provides nutrition guidance. More
Saving and Growing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
After joining a savings group, a shopkeeper was able to better stock his store and buy wholesale to improve his income.More
Strengthening Food Security and Finances in Tanzania
Improved farming techniques and creating savings groups are among the training offered to young adults to help them achieve their full potential.More
Savings Groups Prove Good for Cameroon Business
Along with offering financial services that include lending opportunities, savings groups also foster trust and cooperation within communities.More
Savings Groups Improve Nutrition for Schoolchildren in Mali
Community contributions help keep school meal programs operational and help secure improved education.More
Savings Groups Change Lives in Benin
The CRS Savings and Internal Lending Communities program helps members access capital to improve their businesses, homes and education.More
Thriving with Savings Groups in Guinea-Bissau
By pooling their money and borrowing to grow their businesses, women here are finding it easier to meet their families’ needs.More
Young Rwandan Entrepreneurs Receive Business Boost
With COVID-19 hitting many fledgling operations hard, CRS and our partners offer a way to sustain and grow struggling enterprises.More