Savings Groups and their Role in Child Wellbeing: A Primer for Donors

This document incorporates findings from recent impact evaluations and other research on savings groups with promising practices from field implementation. The document draws on research from the STRIVE (Supporting Transformation by Reducing Insecurity and Vulnerability with Economic Strengthening) program, as well as from other projects. STRIVE is an associate award under the FIELD-Support Leader with Associates (LWA) award, funded by the USAID Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF). The STRIVE program aims to understand whether improvements to the economic wellbeing of households, in general, translate into impact at the level of the children in the household.