Advancing financial and social wellbeing among individuals and communities.
Save. Learn. Plan. Grow.
Saving Group Members
Average annual savings
Our goal is to reduce poverty through the promotion of sustainable livelihoods. SaveAct applies a unique savings methodology which gives vulnerable individuals – mainly women and youth – the tools to save and manage money, develop an enterprise and use agroecology to grow food for household consumption and sale.
Ecosystems Development & Circular Economy
Livelihood Pathways
In time, the extensive network of savings groups, acting with local stakeholders, catalyses reflection and change, with connected formations acting as a voice and platform for social, economic and environmental action.
What We Do
Savings groups and financial capability
We facilitate the establishment in rural communities of voluntary savings groups that allow people to save and grow their money. We work with partners across eight provinces to scale up the model, which includes financial education and enterprise development.
Livelihoods and enterprise development
Building on the success of savings groups, we have created a livelihoods and enterprise development (LED) programme. This aims to improve livelihood and wealth creation opportunities in a sustainable manner while empowering people to take ownership of their enterprises.
Building ecosystems
We have a vision of using technology and access to markets to build an improved “ecosystem” with financial and other services designed around the needs of savings groups and, more generally, those who continue to be largely excluded from the dominant development path.
Latest News
Youth in enterprise & farming study
SaveAct facilitates the formation of savings groups in communities as a simple but effective tool to fight poverty, as a foundation for building sustainable livelihoods, and as a means to empower women and other vulnerable groups. Between 2019 and 2022, SaveAct...
The road to sustainable agriculture
Ten years ago, in the small village of Khaoue in the Eastern Cape, SaveAct held its first vegetable production training session with small-scale farmers from the village. The purpose of the two-day event, in September 2014, was to teach the farmers, who were all in...
Adaptation Network Colloquium: A MEETING OF MINDS
Taking place every two years, the Adaptation Network Colloquium is an opportunity to bring different kinds of people together! Penelope Price, coordinator of the event, said the colloquium provides a platform for academic members to present their research and for...
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