From 2-3 May 2018, UNCDF MicroLead held a workshop to evaluate and edit the draft of MicroLead’s upcoming savings group linkage toolkit. The toolkit aims to fill the gap in modeling methods for linking savings groups to formal financial institutions (FIs).

The two-day workshop in Accra, Ghana included 26 participants from 17 FIs. The workshop was the first step as part of UNCDF MicroLead’s validation approach to developing the savings group linkage toolkit.
The toolkit aims to serve as a guideline for FIs in linking with saving groups, providing practical hands-on guidance and including reviews of types of savings groups, linkage models, case studies, success stories and tools to measure profitability.