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A Handful of Rice - Savings Mobilization by Micro-enterprise Programs and Perspectives for the Future

handful_of_rice_coverA Handful of Rice: Savings Mobilization by Microenterprise Programs and Perspectives for the Future
By María Otero - Published: 1989


This document highlights the main issues related to savings mobilization and gives examples of savings schemes in various microenterprise programs, including the Grameen Bank and several ACCION affiliates. It provides a rationale for engaging in savings mobilization among low-income populations and suggests guidelines for structuring a savings product in a microenterprise program.

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