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(2) This report breaks down the key findings and focuses on ways financial institutions, regulators and donors can deploy financial inclusion initiatives to develop the MSME sector in Africa. Lear More and Download the report here: bit.ly/3UxD8IP

🌍WSBI proudly became a signatory of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (We-Fi) in Oct 2023, addressing the $1.7T financing gap for women-led #MSMEs. Read @StevensCeline86's blog on @FinEquityGlobal for insights into our journey, challenges & solutions: findevgateway.org/finequity/blog…

🎯Discover our members' concrete & data-driven contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals! In 2023, our annual survey received strong support, showcasing dedication to SDGs 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17 & beyond. Check our website for more: wsbi-esbg.org/contributing-t… #SDGs

👩‍🔬 Celebrating #WomenInScience Day! @WSBI_ESBG's learning paper showcases how #Scale2Save partners @AdvansRCI and @LAPO_MFB empower women through scholarship loans while boosting their business models for small balance savings: wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl…

📚 Celebrating #InternationalDayofEducation! From #WorldSavingsDay (wsbi-esbg.org/world-savings-…) to our annual Financial Education Conference (wsbi-esbg.org/financial-educ…), we're committed to promoting financial literacy. Read #Scale2Save’s research wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl… @FINCA_Uganda

We are honoured to welcome Ms. @VeroKunze, Vice-Chair of @BancoEstado amongst the panelists of #Scale2Save's event titled “WSBI as a Catalyst for Unlocking the Potential of Female Entrepreneurs” in #Marrakesh next Friday. Visit event webpage for more info: wsbi-esbg.org/wsbi-as-a-cata…

💥Meet our speakers of #Scale2Save event to take place in #Marrakesh next Friday. Ms. Cynthia Ikponmwosa, MD&CEO of @LAPO_MFB will elaborate on unlocking the potential of female entrepreneurs. Register: nancy325.typeform.com/to/I8xjG8AV?ty… Agenda: wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl… #womenentrepreneur

📞Marrakesh calling on Oct 13! Don't miss our transformative #Scale2Save event, empowering women entrepreneurs & closing the financial gender gap. Keynote by Wendy Teleki from #WeFi of @WorldBank.Register: form.typeform.com/to/I8xjG8AV Agenda:wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl… #WomenEntrepreneur

.@AngelowWeselina:"WSBI #Scale2Save initiative tested 3 non-traditional customer sign up approaches:1)Trusted peer to peer subscriptions,2)Agent channel subscriptions as a second onboarding mechanism,3)customer self -subscription as gold standard of customer sign up approaches."

.@AngelowWeselina:"Also, differences in digita l& financial skillsets of people have implications on the convenience of account and platform signup process and subsequently on the trust that people have for using digital savings and platform service beyond the initial sign up."

.@AngelowWeselina: "There is not fit for all response but the answer lies in a more granular understanding of the various levels of exclusion and the implications these levels have on how savings account and platform signup processes work best for different groups of people."

Keynote Speaker @AngelowWeselina: "The number of marginalized people in #Uganda lacking any form of access to banking have more than halved through the last decade to only 4.5 mns Ugandans by 2021 according to @GlobalFindex Findex while there is still room for improvement.

Tune in! Roundtable Discussion on Digital Savings & Investments organized by @BOU_Official, @UgMicrofinAuth, @CmaUganda and @UNCDF starts now! Join through: undp.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Our Programme Director @AngelowWeselina will deliver a keynote speech at a Roundtable on "Digital Savings & Investment" organized by @BOU_Official, @UgMicrofinAuth, @CmaUganda and @UNCDF. Join this enriching virtual event tomorrow at 8:00 am EAT through:undp.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

👏 A new tool from the #WSBI’s #Scale2Save initiative makes public datasets in #Nigeria more accessible for gathering customer data and insight. Want to learn more about the Persona Segmentation Toolkit? Read further on @FinDevGateway featured blog: findevgateway.org/blog/2023/06/e…

Today is #WorldHealthDay! @WSBI_ESBG supports better access to financial services w/ savings to help people set aside money for health emergencies & subscribe health insurance. Read how “Making microinsurance work” by #Scale2Save: wsbi-esbg.org/scale2save-web… @LAPO_MFB @GroupAdvans

To mark #Globalmoneyweek2023, #Scale2Save invites you to read our research conducted a few years ago in partnership w/@lift_bv in #Morocco, #Nigeria and #Senegal examining young people's savings, spending and income behavior. 👉wsbi-esbg.org/the-financial-… @AngelowWeselina @apphian

💡Looking for a nice reading on #WorldConsumerRightsDay? Read how the #Scale2Save program piloted the @CGAP Customer Outcome Framework in #Uganda : wsbi-esbg.org/wp-content/upl… @BOU_Official @AntoniqueKoning @AveeshaSingh1 @charleskabanda9 @apphian @Githachuri

Today is the #IWD2023!To close the #gendergap and improve women’s use of #financialservices, @scale2save supported FSPs to transition toward gender-aware strategies. Hear from @scale2save & @MarketShareIntl on their research findings in #SubSaharanAfrica: findevgateway.org/finequity/blog…

📣 BLOG: Six years of Scale2Save: The Programme, Findings – and the Way Ahead 👉bit.ly/3EHkNCJ - Understanding the extent to which #savings allow vulnerable people to boost their #financial #resilience and #Wellbeing . #financialinclusion #microfinance

[NEW BLOG] Closing the financial inclusion #GenderGap requires a better understanding of the products & services low-income women value, prioritize & need. Hear from @scale2save & @MarketShareIntl on their research findings in Sub-Saharan Africa: findevgateway.org/finequity/blog…