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Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results From a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya

This study examines the the consequences of universal basic income in the context of a unique field experiment in rural Kenya.

Abhijit Banerjee, Michael Faye, Alan Krueger, Paul Niehaus, Tavneet Suri, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Driving Financial Resilience Through Formal Savings Among the Low-Income Population

Based on customer research in Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and Uganda, this paper provides a synthesis of findings that help understand to what extent savings allowed customers to increase their financial resilience.

Laura Courbois, Ben Fowler, Liz McGuinness, Larissa Schneider, World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)
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Quality of Delivery Study

Evaluating the performance of different types of savings groups in Western Kenya
Rippey, P. , Financial Sector Deepening Trust Kenya (FSDK)
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Youth Savings Patterns and Performance: Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Analyzing trends in the use of savings accounts among youth
Johnson, L., Njenga, M., Sharma, S. et al, Center for Social Development, Washington University In St. Louis
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Connecting the World's Poorest People to the Global Economy: New Models for Linking Informal Savings Groups to Formal Financial Services

Innovative models to link informal savings groups to formal financial services in Africa
CARE
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The Jipange KuSave Experiment in Kenya

Highlighting the experience of the mobile savings product Jipange KuSave
Rotman, S., Rasmussen, S., Ferrand, D., CGAP
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Product Pilot Report: Youth Savings Performance in Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Testing a pilot savings product on low-income youth in Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal
Johnson, L., Lee, Y., Osei-Akoto, I., Njenga, M., Sharma, S., Center for Social Development, Washington University In St. Louis
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Using Credit to Grow Savings: Results from a Mobile Pilot in Kenya

Can financial services be sold with minimum human contact?
Coffey International Development, CGAP, Financial Sector Deepening Trust Kenya (FSDK)
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Kenya's Mobile Revolution and the Promise of Mobile Savings

Examining the evolution of mobile savings in Kenya
Demombynes, G., Thegeya, A., World Bank
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Transforming Microfinance in Kenya: the Experience of Faulu Kenya and Kenya Women Finance Trust

Examining the transformation of MFIs into deposit-taking organizations in Kenya
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Financial Sector Deepening Trust Kenya (FSDK)