Child Savings Accounts

"Building Assets From Birth: A Global Comparison of Child Development Accout Policies"

Global Assets — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:54:12 -0400

This paper published by the Center for Social Development in 2008, "provides an overview of the Child Development Account policies in Singapore, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Korea, and the proposed policy in the United States.

"Banking Options for Children in Situations of Vulnerability, Compounded by HIV/AIDS"

Global Assets — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:01:44 -0400

This discussion paper, published in December 2007 by the India HIV/AIDS Alliance, aims to explore "the need for institutional banking facilities for those children who have no fixed address, guardian or parent" and recommend "policy and legal changes that may facilitate the provision of bank

"Integrating Savings into Care and Support of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Uganda"

Global Assets — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:39:52 -0400

This presentation presents lessons from the SUUBI and SEED research programs that test the impact of children's development accounts (CDAs) on educational planning and HIV/AIDS prevention attitudes of orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda.

"A Novel Economic Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among School-Going AIDS Orphans in Rural Uganda"

Global Assets — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:23:46 -0500

This paper, published by New America Foundation Senior Fellow Fred Ssewamala and co-authors in the Journal of Adolescent Health in 2008, describes findings of a study that tested an economic intervention for AIDS-orphaned adolescents in Uganda.

Cheque-Bebe - Spain

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:01:27 -0500

Spain's "baby cheque" program offers the mother of each baby born in the country after July 1, 2007 a check for 2,500 euros.

Children's Development Bank

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:37:45 -0500

Children's Development Bank is a bank "for street and working children for their economic empowerment facilitated by adults, managed by children." The bank operates in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The bank is an innitiative of Butterflies, a childrens' rights NGO based in India.

"Best Of WSBI member trainings on savings mobilisation: TEN YEARS OF SHARING INNOVATIONS IN THE SAVINGS MARKET"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:23:50 -0500

The World Savings Banks Institute published this report in 2007. The report presents "a selection of ten case-studies of successful savings mobilisation campaigns" from institutions in countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Mexico.

"The Case For Child Accounts"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:01:06 -0500

The publication, published by The Aspen Institute's Initiative on Financial Security in 2007, describes Child Accounts as providing "a vehicle to start smart savings policy from an early age.

SEED-Uganda Project

Global Assets — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:38:01 -0400

A Global Assets Project Initiative
read more

"Policy Lessons from Children's Allowances for Children's Savings Accounts"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:41:53 -0400

In this article published in "Child Welfare," Jami Curley and Michael Sherraden point out that while children's allowances are a common feature of 20th century welfare states, the United States has not enacted a universal children's allowance policy.

"From the Social Welfare State to the Social Investment State"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:27:25 -0400

In this publication, Michael Sheradden of the Center for Social Development discusses why social policy is moving away from income support and toward social and economic development. Sherraden argues that, for a number of resons, asset holding may make the most sense in the case of children.

"Individual Development Accounts: Policies to Build Savings and Assets for the Poor"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:11:37 -0400

In this policy brief published by The Brookings Institution, Ray Boshara analyzes the usefulness of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) - matched savings accounts for low-income households - as a way of improving the lives of the poor, especially in the United States.

"School Attendance of Orphaned Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Family Assets"

Global Assets — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:57:47 -0400

In this article, Fred M. Ssewamala, an assistant professor at Columbia University and Jami Curley, an assistant professor at School of Social Work of St. Louis University explore "caretaking options for the increasing number of orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the abstract.

"Can California Import a British Plan?" - An Op-Ed on Children and Savings

Global Assets — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:50:53 -0400

In this op-ed published in The San Francisco Examiner, Anne Stuhldreher and Ray Boshara suggest that California - and the United States as a whole - could use its own version of the United Kingdom's Child Trust Fund.

"Building Assets from Birth" - A Comparison of CSA Policies and Proposals

Global Assets — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:39:35 -0400

This paper by Vernon Loke and Michael Sherraden of Center for Social Development compares policies and proposals on Children Savings Accounts in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, and the United States.

"Saving for What?" - An Interview with New America Foundation's Ray Boshara

Global Assets — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:22:44 -0400

In an interview posted on Microfinance Gateway, Ray Boshara, Director of the Asset Building Program at New America Foundation explains how asset building can enhance microfinance programs.

"Economic Empowerment as a Health Care Intervention among Orphaned Children in Rural Uganda"

Global Assets — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:43:39 -0400

This paper by Fred M. Ssewamala et al. released in 2006 by the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St.

Singapore: Post-Secondary Education Account Policy

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:03:22 -0400

Post-Secondary Education Accounts (PSEAs) will be opened for every Singaporean age 7 to 20 in 2008. The PSEA program is the latest of three national asset-building programs targeting children in Singapore. The other two programs are Children Development Account (CDA) targeting children from birth to age 6, and Edusave account for school-going children aged 6 to 16.

Hong Kong: Asset-Based Policy Development

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:48:19 -0400

The research experience of the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis was central to the government of Hong Kong considering a proposal to establish a Childhood Development Fund (CDF), featuring children's development accounts. For more information, please click here.

"Savings and Asset Development for the Poor in Developing Countries"

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:34:38 -0400

In a presentation titled "Savings and Asset Development for the Poor in Developing Countries," Ray Boshara, Director of the Asset Building Program at New America Foundation outlines the global context for asset development, and the value-added approach to combating poverty.