Items tagged ‘kenya’
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Savings Demand Assessment Blog Series Launch: YouthSave Boosts Youth Financial Participation
Lissa JohnsonA recent report dispels the myth that kids can’t save. In fact, younger youth (those under 13) save more than older youth. Parents also play an imp... -
Kenyan Youth Share their Life Poa Experiences at Final Multi-Stakeholder Meeting
Victoria NdoloThe theme for the final multi-stakeholder meeting held on October 23, 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya was “Promoting Youth Financial Capability to Unlock Su... -
The Benefit of Savings: Youth Write In
Kasio MutukuThe youth in Kenya were an excited lot as the long-awaited Global Money Week was finally approaching. Marketed and organized by Kenya Post Office S... -
Treasure at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Ebere AnosikeThis is the second installment of our series, Bringing the Bank to the Unbanked While Making Bank. The first post in the series drew the conclusion... -
Cash Is King, Even When It Phones In
Ebere AnosikeThis is the first installment of our series, Bringing the Bank to the Unbanked While Making Bank. The series explores how some private sector enter... -
Global Money Week 2014
Global Money Week, a yearly worldwide celebration organized by the Child and Youth Finance International Secretariat aimed at empowering "the next ... -
Peer-to-Peer Financial Education Takes Off in Kenya Project
Corrinne NgurukiePeer education has been defined as: "An approach which empowers young people to work with other young people, and which draws on the positive stren... -
“Bringing the Bank to the Unbanked, While Making Bank” Blog Series to Launch This Month
Ebere AnosikeFor the past four years YouthSave has worked with partner financial institutions in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Nepal to extended tailored savings p... -
The Global Assets Project 2013 Recap is Out!
Youthsave ConsortiumWe are pleased to announce that New America's Global Assets Project has just released its latest newsletter, recapping the past year jam-packed wit... -
Why Kenya Needs a Youth Financial Capability Policy
Corrinne Ngurukie“The most effective way to influence positive financial behavior is when you put tools in the hands of young people – giving them the chance to own... -
Kenya Postbank Launches SMATA Youth Account
Rani Deshpande Zebedee MkalaOn July 12 YouthSave partner Kenya Postbank officially launched its new “SMATA” youth account with festivities at the Ofafa Jericho high school in ... -
Youth Savings Performance in Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Results from Pilot
Julia Stevens Lissa JohnsonAre YouthSave accounts attracting low-income youth? Are youth making deposits into their YouthSave accounts? Are there adjustments that would help ... -
Driving Financial Inclusion Through Innovation in Kenya
Rodrigo SermenoThe increasing development of Kenya’s banking sector has allowed many people to have access to savings, especially those without prior access to fi... -
Towards a New Model for International Research Collaboration: Reflections on the April YouthSave Research Advisory Council Convening and Symposium
Julia Stevens Li ZouOn April 17, 2012, a Symposium on International Research and Innovation at Washington University in St. Louis highlighted the experiences and insig... -
My Account, My Future: Youth Feedback and Other Observations from the Pilot Evaluation in Kenya
Corrinne Ngurukie Vilma IlicAs part of the YouthSave project, PostBank in Kenya recently launched a pilot of a new savings product for young people, called “SMATA,” youth slan... -
Why Community Buy-In and Support for Youth Savings in Kenya (And Everywhere Else!) is Important
Corrinne NgurukieRole models, mentors, coaches, teachers, cheerleaders, and influencers are a few of the ways to describe the role adults play in the development of... -
Making Cents International Recognizes Corrinne Ngurukie for Her Contributions to Advancing Youth Economic Opportunities
Payal PathakAt last month’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, hosted by Making Cents International, seven individuals were recognized for their c... -
Context Matters for Youth Saving: Early Findings on Institutional Context in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal
Julia Stevens Sarah MeyersAn elementary school student in Nepal might stash some coins in a clay bank called a Khutruke; a teenager in Ghana might entrust her extra savings ... -
Nudging Gender-Balanced Money Management in the Household
Payal PathakLast week, USAID held an insightful seminar called “Behavior Change Perspectives on Gender and Value Chain Development,” with featured speakers Jen... -
YouthSave Kicks Off Savings Pilots in Ghana and Kenya
Corrinne Ngurukie Rani DeshpandeYouthSave marked a major milestone in July with two partner financial institutions (FIs) kicking off their product pilot tests: HFC Bank in Ghana a...