NGO FORUM WEBINAR
Innovations in Savings Group Programming for Women's Empowerment
This event, hosted by Global Communities, explored innovations in savings group programming that have the potential to transform unequal gender norms, reduce violence, strengthen women's digital and financial inclusion and expand the benefits of savings groups for members with limited literacy and numeracy.
Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 9:30 to 11 a.m. EST
French interpretation was provided for this event.
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Tune into the recording to dive into the presentations from our diverse panel of experts representing Global Communities, CARE, Equimundo, My Oral Village, Grameen Foundation, VisionFund International, and Women for Women International. Learn more about the digitization of savings groups, oral recordkeeping solutions, linkages to formal finance, and engaging men as allies of women's economic empowerment.
EVENT SPEAKERS
Julia Arnold (Moderator)
Independent Consultant
Mabel Bejarano Cobo
Global Technical Advisor for Savings Groups and Women´s Empowerment
Global Communities
Rachel Boketa
Country Director, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women for Women International
Hilawit Gebrehanna
Senior Technical Advisor, Social Norms
CARE USA
Bindi Jhaveri
Senior Technical Advisor, Financial Services
Grameen Foundation
Dennis Mello
Acting Sr. Director, Gender Equality, Youth and Social Inclusion
Global Communities
David Myhre
Director for Partnerships
My Oral Village
Neema Shayo
FAST Product Manager, Tanzania
VisionFund International
Melissa Wong Oviedo
Sr. Program Officer
Equimundo
AGENDA
9:30 – 9:35
Opening Remarks
Dennis Mello, Global Communities
9:35 – 9:50
Overview of Global Communities’ Innovations in Savings Groups Programming
Mabel Bejarano Cobo, Global Communities
9:50 – 9:55
Introduction to the Presenters and Topics
Julia Arnold, Independent Consultant & Moderator
9:55 – 10:25
Panel 1 – Understanding Context: Keys to Achieving Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the Digital Age
Journeys of Transformation: Engaging Men as Allies of Women's Economic Empowerment
Melissa Wong Oviedo, Equimundo
Addressing Harmful Social Norms to Prevent Violence against Women
Hilawit Gebrehanna, CARE USA
Oral Information Management for Savings Groups
David Myhre, My Oral Village
10:25 – 10:55
Panel 2 – Designing Solutions for a Digital World: Facilitating Access for Excluded Communities
Refugee Finance: Building an Enabling Digital Financial Services Ecosystem for Refugee Success
Bindi Jhaveri, Grameen Foundation
Financial Acceleration of Savings Group Transformation (FAST)
Neema Shayo, VisionFund International
Micro Health Insurance and Savings Groups
Rachel Boketa, Women for Women International
10:55 – 11:00
Closing Remarks