UNCDF’s MicroLead programme team is proud to introduce its newest case study: The Franchisee Model for Savings Groups.

This case study explores a method pioneered by CARE Kenya for linking savings groups to formal financial institutions – the franchisee model. This model has been found to substantially reduce the cost of savings group formation and lead to sustainable group replication. The case explores the lessons learned when this model was implemented by CARE Tanzania.

CARE Tanzania learned throughout implementation that this cost-effective model presents challenges, but that it has advantages as well, successfully growing household and community savings and allowing VSLA members to save at and borrow from formal financial institutions.

You can download this case study and others from MicroLead partners free here: https://www.uncdf.org/microlead/cases

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