Financial Education

Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA)

Global Assets — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:47:14 -0500

Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA), Uganda and Tanzania

Social and Financial Empowerment of Adolescents (SOFEA)

Global Assets — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:09:28 -0500

Social and Financial Empowerment of Adolescents (SOFEA)

The Social and Financial Empowerment of Adolescents (SOFEA) project is a BRAC initiative aimed at providing adolescent girls in Bangladesh with financial and social support to enable them to empower themselves.

Youth Invest (MasterCard Foundation & MEDA)

Global Assets — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:49:20 -0500

Youth Invest (MasterCard Foundation and MEDA)

"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.

Australia National Indigenous Money Management Agenda (NIMMA) Project

Global Assets — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:22:29 -0500

The NIMMA project is run by Reconciliation Australia, a not-for-profit established in 2000 that works to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It investigates money management and banking issues for Indigenous individuals and their families, including promoting financial literacy.

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.

"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.

"Financial Capability and Poverty" Discussion Paper

Global Assets — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:32:24 -0400

This paper prepared by Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) as part of the project, "New Approaches for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion," defines financial literacy and financial capability.

"The Social and Economic Rights of the Child" - Aflatoun, Child Savings International

Global Assets — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:25:20 -0400

This article by Jeroo Billimoria and the team at Aflatoun, Child Savings International maintains that "social, and to a greater extent financial, education continues to be a weak link in educational systems across the globe," and explain the theory and practice of Child Social and Finan

"Using Microinsurance and Financial Education"

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:53:52 -0400

In this paper, titled "Using Microinsurance and Financial Education," co-authors Monique Cohen and Pamela Young of Microfinance Opportunities discuss the potential for microinsurance as a possible way for the poor to protect their assets from unforeseen risks.

"Asset-based social programs: response"

Global Assets — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:16:05 -0400

In a presentation titled, "Asset-based social programs: response," Elaine Kempson of the Personal Finance Research Centre in the U.K. discusses the origins of the asset-based welfare debate and lessons learned from existing programs.

Consulting Work on Savings-- Australia

Global Assets — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:51:49 -0400

A Global Assets Project Initiative

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)

Global Assets — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:35:18 -0400

SEDI is a national charitable organization dedicated to enabling poor and unemployed Canadians become self-sufficient. SEDI’s asset-building projects involve a combination of money, investment and financial training, with a focus on linking low-income persons and communities with local non-profit agencies and financial institutions.

SEDI's Asset Building Program

Institute for Public Policy Research— Centre for Asset-Based Welfare

Global Assets — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:31:53 -0400

The Centre for Asset-Based Welfare at IPPR is the UK's foremost research center for the study of how savings and assets affect welfare. The Centre’s aim is to undertake and commission research into why and how this happens, and develop policies to bring the benefits of asset ownership to all. The Centre was the first to propose Child Trust Funds, which have since been adopted by the government and rolled out to every new baby in Britain. The Centre’s research agenda includes:

expanding Child Trust Funds;
financial education and inclusion;
policies that build assets through homeownership and savings (including the Saving Gateway).

IPPR-- Centre for Asset-Based Welfare

Aflatoun- Child Savings International

Global Assets — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:11:30 -0400

Aflatoun equips children with the knowledge and skills to become economically self-reliant citizens and empowers them to break the cycle of poverty through Child Social and Financial Education. Aflatoun’s work includes advocacy regarding the social and economic rights of children, facilitating the inclusion of Child Social and Financial Education (CSFE) into

Savings Gateway Pilot IDA Program - United Kingdom

Global Assets — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:45:22 -0400

The Saving Gateway program offers savings accounts to low-income people of working age with matches from the Government. In August 2002, the pilot phase of this program began with five sites offering the accounts to up to 1,500 people.

Saver Plus initiative - Australia (ANZ Bank and partners)

Global Assets — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:13:58 -0400

Saver Plus is a financial literacy and matched savings program developed to help people on low incomes set and achieve a savings goal, and establish a long-term savings habit.

Matched Savings Accounts (proposed) -Australia

Global Assets — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:06:18 -0400

Australia's Matched Savings Accounts proposal is modeled after Individual Development Accounts in the United States. Proposed by the leader of the Australian labor party, Mark Latham, these matched accounts would first be implemented in a national demonstration program for low- and moderate-income Australians.