CARE has been working with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) since we first launched the model in Niger in 1991. Over the years, VSLAs have reached more 7.6 million members, 81% of them women. The economic impacts of the VSLA groups are well documented. Less formally documented is the impact that VSLAs have on women themselves and on the social fabric of their communities.
Latest Publications
Made by Women: Impact Report 2019
- Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam
- Published: November 2019
Cash and voucher assistance that works for women: 6 lessons from the field
- Countries: Global
- Published: October 2019
What does gender-sensitive cash and voucher assistance look like?
- Countries: Haiti, Jordan, Malawi, Niger, Philippines, Global
- Published: October 2019
Pathways to localisation: A framework towards locally led humanitarian response in partnership-based action
- Countries: Global
- Co-authors: CARE, Christian Aid, Tearfund, ActionAid, CAFOD, Oxfam
- Published: October 2019
Supporting women’s social movements and collective actions: CARE International Gender Network position paper and guidance note
- Countries: Global
- Co-authors: CARE International Gender Network
- Published: October 2019
CARE Rapid Gender Analysis: Latin America and the Caribbean – The Bahamas / Hurricane Dorian
- Countries: Bahamas
- Published: September 2019
Gender, cash assistance, and conflict: Gendered protection implications of cash and voucher assistance in Somalia/Somaliland
- Countries: Somalia
- Co-authors: Global Insights
- Published: September 2019
Soaring high: Self-recovery through the eyes of local actors
- Countries: Philippines, Global
- Co-authors: World Habitat
- Published: September 2019
Women’s economic empowerment in emergency contexts – Niger: A Case Study
- Countries: Niger
- Published: August 2019
Gender-transformative adaptation: From good practice to better policy
- Countries: Global
- Published: June 2019
