Articles
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Financial Inclusion for Youth: Perspectives from SEEP, BRAC, and Making Cents International
Payal PathakThe following article, written by YouthSave's very own Payal Pathak of New America Foundation, originally appeared on Microlinks. As the youth-incl... -
Learning Agenda Outlines Innovative YouthSave Research Plans
Youthsave ConsortiumIn 1950 there were just under half a billion young people from ages 15 to 24 in the world; by 2050 that number is expected to grow to 1.2 billion. ... -
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... -
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... -
It's all in the Mind - How Behavioral Science Presents a Golden Opportunity for Financial Inclusion
Payal PathakWith the “golden age of behavioral research,” as New York Times columnist David Brooks recently described, comes a golden opportunity for the asset... -
Microfinance Voices - Youth and Money: Planting the Seed for Success
Jonah Rexer Tanaya KilaraOriginally posted in Microfinance Voices. As a growing population in the developing world, youth are a promising market for financial services. Pra... -
YouthSave Begins Piloting Impact Assessment Questionnaire
David Ansong Gina Chowa Mat Despard Rainier MasaThe YouthSave impact assessment in Ghana will document financial, psychosocial, educational, and health-related impacts of Youth Savings Accounts o... -
Innovating in Financial Capability: The CFSI Awards and the Next Generation of Creative Interventions
Anya Maria MayansWith financial capability innovations and digital tools such as Hellowallet, the Doorway to Dream’s Fund Financial Entertainment Portal and Banco A... -
National Strategies for Successful Youth Financial Inclusion
David MorrisonOriginally posted on the YFS-Link Portal. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 200 million youth between the ages of 12 and 24. This number is expected to... -
Proposing Propositions & Crafting Communications: Reflections from a Facilitated YouthSave Workshop
Cerrone LundyI am always amazed by the creativity and the energy that is generated when a group of people with different perspectives comes together to solve a ... -
About Youthsave
New AmericaYouthSave is a consortium project led by Save the Children in partnership with the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Lo...