Observers Become Savings Group Members
November 19, 2024
Most participants in Village Savings and Lending Associations (VSLA) are women, so the opportunity to discuss women’s issues is just one of the many useful reasons to join a group. […]
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The Sky’s the Limit for Community Youth
October 18, 2024
In 2019, when Ferman was still in his late teens, he started on a trajectory of self-improvement by joining a Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) through the program, and […]
A Bridge to a Better Life
June 14, 2024
Cyprian feels as though this program was specifically designed with him in mind, since every new practice he learns meets a need and allows him to improve his farming results. […]
Caring for Those Who Cared for Her
Mina’s husband and in-laws took care of her when she was desperately ill after the birth of one of her children. She is now healthy and pleased to be able […]
The Calm After the Storm
May 13, 2024
“Once bitten, twice shy” is a well-known saying about learning from bad experiences. But Claudia has overcome her mistrust of Savings and Internal Lending Communities stemming from a failed group, […]
Farming Know-How: The Greatest Legacy
Juana is an elder who has the respect of families in her community because of her years of working toward the common good. Her biggest fan, however, just might be […]
Farmer Group Membership Leads to a Better Life
February 16, 2024
For Elizabeth, things started to look up when she and 10 other women formed a farmers group under the auspices of local partner North East India Committee on Relief and […]
Farming Again … This Time, With Results!
September 5, 2023
Doña Adilia nearly gave up farming. Then she learned about conservation agriculture, and her enthusiasm is through the roof! She lives with her son and his family on a little […]
Something’s Fishy in Jahada
July 20, 2023
Community savings and loan groups are a good way for women in the programs we support around the world to get ahead. But how can they save money without having […]
Dreams Coming True
June 22, 2023
“Acquiring the culture of saving money,” as Robert put it, means moving beyond the endless poverty loop of spending every cent you earn. Village Savings and Lending (VSL) training has allowed […]