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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
Improving Nutrition and Resilience in Rwanda
Following long struggles to survive, women learn how to serve healthier diets and how to earn the money needed to build family food security.More
Building Child Nutrition in Rwanda
The project stresses nutritional health needs for children, but also enables mothers to support their families through savings-led microfinance groups.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
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 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 Despite HIV in Kenya
Support and understanding enables families to grow and sustain healthy lives.More
Savings Groups Spur Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
With access to financial services a major challenge, CRS’ savings groups enable participants to better manage finances and grow sustainable livelihoods.More
Darfur Farmers Learn to Grow Despite Climate
Following years of conflict and disruption, Sudanese farmers found new skills and knowledge help them restore devastated lands and livelihoods.More