Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepa

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Executive Summary

This summary presents an overview of findings from the YouthSave Project\u27s 2015 research report Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Columbia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal. Created in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation, YouthSave investigated the potential of savings accounts as a tool for youth development and financial inclusion in developing countries by co-designing tailored, sustainable savings products with local financial institutions and assessing their performance and development outcomes with local researchers. This study tracked account uptake, saving patterns, and savings performance in youth savings accounts in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepa

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepa

Youth Saving Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Key Findings

If provided an opportunity to save via formal financial services, do youth in developing countries participate, save, and accumulate assets? This was one of the key questions asked in YouthSave. Savings accounts were created in four developing countries, targeting youth aged 12 to 18 years from predominantly low-income households. This brief highlights research findings on account uptake and savings from the Savings Demand Assessment (SDA)

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Youth Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepa

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal

Savings Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepa

Youth Saving Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Key Findings

If provided an opportunity to save via formal financial services, do youth in developing countries participate, save, and accumulate assets? This was one of the key questions asked in YouthSave. Savings accounts were created in four developing countries, targeting youth aged 12 to 18 years from predominantly low-income households. This brief highlights research findings on account uptake and savings from the Savings Demand Assessment (SDA)