School Banking as a Strategy for Strengthening Youth Economic Participation in Developing Countries: Lessons From YouthSave

Lissa Johnson; YungSoo Lee; Githinji Njenga; Joseph Kieyah; Isaac Osei-Akoto; Catherine Rodriguez Orgales; Sharad Sharma; Gina Agnes Chowa; David Ansong; Fred Ssewamala; Margaret S. Sherraden; Michael Sherraden; Li Zou

School Banking as a Strategy for Strengthening Youth Economic Participation in Developing Countries: Lessons From YouthSave

Lissa Johnson, YungSoo Lee, Githinji Njenga, Joseph Kieyah, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Catherine Rodriguez Orgales, Sharad Sharma, Gina Agnes Chowa, David Ansong, Fred Ssewamala, Margaret S. Sherraden, Michael Sherraden, Li Zou

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This report provides findings from YouthSave, an initiative to investigate the potential of savings accounts as tools for youth development and financial inclusion in developing countries. This study examines how schools can serve as settings for financial education and financial services, increasing youth economic participation. Results from Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal show an increase in youth savings-account uptake when financial institutions provide opportunities at schools for youth to receive financial education, open savings accounts, and make deposits.

Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
State	Published - Jan 16 2018

Keywords

youth
youth savings
YouthSave
school-based saving programs
financial knowledge

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Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social Work

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Johnson, L., Lee, Y., Njenga, G., Kieyah, J., Osei-Akoto, I., Rodriguez Orgales, C., Sharma, S., Chowa, G. A., Ansong, D., Ssewamala, F., Sherraden, M. S., Sherraden, M., & Zou, L. (2018). School Banking as a Strategy for Strengthening Youth Economic Participation in Developing Countries: Lessons From YouthSave. Default journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-017-0109-1

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