Sustainable Development

Towards Safety and Self-Reliance: Community Finance and Public Trust in Rural Cambodia

Global Assets — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:56:19 -0400

Towards Safety and Self-Reliance: Community Finance and Public Trust in Rural Cambodia

Oxfam: Saving for Change

Global Assets — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:08:10 -0400

Oxfam's Saving for Change program, operating in five countries (as of 2008), supports village groups that act as community banks, and provides villagers with a safe place to save and easy access to loans. Calling it the "future of community finance," the program has created large numb

"CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS: A “Magic Bullet” for Reducing Poverty?"

Global Assets — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:14:38 -0500

"Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:45:26 -0500

This 182-page report, published by the United Nations in 2006, "aims to help policymakers develop national policies and strategies for building inclusive financial sectors."

"Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:55:28 -0500

This report from the Population Council and SEWA of India "highlights the potential for increasing the involvement of adolescent and young women in savings activities and for designing appropriate and acceptable savings options and services for them." Please click here to go to a page where you can download the

"Savings and the Poor: the methods, use and impact of savings by the poor of East Africa"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:44:57 -0500

MicroSave, a research organization, published this study in 1999.

"Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Stock of What We Know"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:26:36 -0500

This paper published by Grameen Foundation USA in December 2005, "surveys the most significant microfinance impact evaluations that have been published as of mid-2005 and guides readers through interpreting the results and reliability of each study."

Dual Incentives and Dual Asset Building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in China

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:01:43 -0500

Dual Incentives and Dual Asset Building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in China

"Asset Building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China"

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:57:45 -0500

The abstract of this paper published by the Center for Social Development in 2007 reads: "Asset-building concepts are being explored by the Chinese government as a possible avenue for socioeconomic reforms that are responsive to President Jintao HU’s calls for scientific development and for a focus on

"Increasing Parent Educational Expectations for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Potential Role of Assets"

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:48:19 -0500

The abstract for this article published by Center for Social Development in 2007 reads: "It is commonly held in the education literature that parent expectations are an important factor in predicting children’s achievement in school.

"Under-utilized Contributions by International Students: Case Study for Education and Research"

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:46:37 -0500

The abstract for this article published by Center for Social Development in 2007 reads: "International social work education in the United States focuses on globalization and international practicum for American students.

"Women and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and Prospects for Heifer Projects"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:32:35 -0400

In this Center for Social Development working paper, Fred M.

"Increasing Life Chances for Orphaned Children in Africa: Testing an Asset-based Development Strategy"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:01:21 -0400

"Impact of Asset Ownership on Social Inclusion"

Global Assets — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:55:15 -0400

This working paper from Center for Social Development written by Margaret Lombe and Michael Sherraden maintains that, "persistent poverty and social exclusion suggest the need for more innovative interventions to reduce severe need and create terms for meaningful participation of vulnerable individuals

Save the Children's Ethiopia Adolescent Livelihoods Pilot

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:08:44 -0400

Save the Children's Ethiopia Adolescent Livelihoods Pilot "aims to enhance entrepreneurial skills of youth by providing training in relevant areas and opportunities to practice their learning through small economic activities.

"Cutting-Edge Development Issues for INGOs"

Global Assets — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:37 -0400

"Cutting-Edge Development Issues for INGOs: Applications of an Asset Accumulation Approach" is a paper by Caroline Moser, Pamela Sparr and James Pickett published by The Brookings Institution in July 2007.

AssetsAfrica

Global Assets — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:00:14 -0400

A Global Assets Project Initiative

SafeSave - Bangladesh

Global Assets — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:30:20 -0400

SafeSave provides reliable basic banking services, profitably, to poor and very poor men, women and children, in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In particular, SafeSave provides savings and loan products to its clients.