In 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 marked a major milestone in July with two partner financial institutions (FIs) kicking off their product pilot tests: HFC Bank in Ghana a...

Last week, USAID held an insightful seminar called “Behavior Change Perspectives on Gender and Value Chain Development,” with featured speakers Jen...

With the “golden age of behavioral research,” as New York Times columnist David Brooks recently described, comes a golden opportunity for the asset...

Originally posted in Microfinance Voices. As a growing population in the developing world, youth are a promising market for financial services. Pra...

This paper argues that common definitions of financial capability understate the role of psychological barriers to establishing sound financial beh...

The YouthSave impact assessment in Ghana will document financial, psychosocial, educational, and health-related impacts of Youth Savings Accounts o...

With financial capability innovations and digital tools such as Hellowallet, the Doorway to Dream’s Fund Financial Entertainment Portal and Banco A...

Originally 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...

Video featuring interviews with three YouthSave Expert Advisory Board members on their perspectives related to the challenges and opportunities to ...

I 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 ...

This paper surveys current practice to better understand the diverse range of youth savings initiatives under way in developing countries, and the ...

November 23, 2010, Washington, D.C. - One-third of the global population is under the age of 19, but less than ten percent have access to financial...

Research and experience to date suggest that savings accounts for low-income youth may be a high-leverage tool to achieve both youth development an...

This press release was originally distributed by Save the Children November 2, 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal - An agreement was signed between Save the Ch...

Youth, ages 15 to 24, will rise in number from just under 500 million in 1950 to 1.2 billion by 2050. Almost 90% will live in developing economies,...

The YouthSave Consortium has worked closely with one financial institution and one research partner in four countries – Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and...

When YouthSave began, the financial sector in Colombia was comprised of 18 banks, totaling 5,076 branches. Despite this number of branches, out of ...

When YouthSave began, Kenya’s banking sector was comprised of 43 commercial financial institutions, along with microfinance institutions (MFIs) and...

When YouthSave began, Nepal’s financial sector consisted of 29 commercial banks, 80 development banks, 79 finance companies, and a number of microf...

When YouthSave began, Ghana’s formal financial sector was comprised of 28 registered banks along with an active microfinance network, a rural banki...

YouthSave is a consortium project led by Save the Children in partnership with the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Lo...