S-ECO4 - S&L Group Members

S-ECO4 - # (number) of community members participating in savings and loans group/association

This indicator is meant to monitor and measure the reach of TSA interventions focusing on the establishment and training of savings and loans groups/ associations as a means to strengthen HH economy and livelihoods.

Definition of key concepts

• Saving and Loans groups/associations: In brief, a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) is a group of people who meet regularly to save together and take small loans from those savings.

Instructions            

What to measure:

• Number of community members that participate in a savings and loans group/association.

 

Who to measure:

• Data to be disaggregated by:

a.       Gender (mandatory)

b.       Groups established – existing groups trained/reinforced (mandatory)

c.        Rural/urban/disability/minority/socio-economic status (when relevant)

How to measure:

• Simple counting of  members of savings and loans groups/associations established or trained

• To be reported on annually.