Last Mile Methodology
SaveAct is conducting research through Reciprocity to establish the feasibility of using savings group networks as a means to support last mile distribution channels and to pilot a social business model that would provide socially and environmentally responsible products to rural customers through its current network.
Learn moreEcosystems Methodology
SaveAct has a vision of using technological advancements and access to markets to build an improved “ecosystem” with financial and other services designed around the needs of Savings Groups and, more generally, the rural poor who continue to be largely excluded from the dominant development path as victims of South Africa’s so-called “dual economy”.
Learn moreSavings and Credit Group Methodology
Members of the community self-select voluntarily to form a group and save money in the form of share purchases. Savings are invested in the loan fund, from which members can borrow and repay with a service charge/ interest. Loans can be used to start small businesses (farming enterprises, tuck shops, etc), building or renovating homes, paying school fees, food, etc.
Learn moreEnterprise Development: Methodology
The new enterprise development methodology teaches enterprise focus group (EFG) members how to function as an organised EFG; manage their money within their business; and conduct enterprise programme activities.
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