The Global Assets Project at the New America Foundation recently released a new brief, produced in conjunction with Proyecto Capital, on whether savings-linked conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are helpful in reducing poverty by facilitating asset accumulation and increasing the financial inclusion of the poor.
The arguments for CCTs include that they are highly scalable and easily adaptable to a variety of goals and contexts. In conjunction with technological and programmatic innovations, they are becoming easier to deliver. The concept of linking CCT delivery to the formal financial system is gaining ground: for instance, the Colombian government is planning to link its CCT programs to savings accounts with the aim of increasing financial inclusion. The Assets Project policy brief examines existing
Aflatoun is a Dutch non-profit organization focused on social and financial education for children between the ages of 6-14 years. The Aflatoun program is currently operational in 22 countries reaching over 500,000 children (approximately 200,000 of which have started either individual or group savings accounts), and program materials have been translated into 11 languages.
As we’ve grown, we have struggled to find a meaningful, accurate and cost-reasonable way of measuring our work and our impacts. That process is the subject of this post.
