Tanzania

In photos: Women transforming lives through savings groups

By Jenny Conrad and Becca Mountain • December 30, 2025

From tractors in Tanzania to bakeries in South Sudan, women are using savings groups to change their lives and communities.

Opportunity lost: The human cost of aid cuts in Tanzania

By Michael de Vulipillieres • November 4, 2025

When U.S. funding cuts abruptly ended a youth training program in Tanzania, thousands of young people, many of them mothers, lost their chance to build stable livelihoods. Their stories reveal the real human cost of aid cuts and why support matters.

Six reasons women’s savings groups drive economic growth

By Jenny Conrad • October 30, 2025

Amid global funding cuts and rising crises, this piece outlines six compelling reasons why CARE continues to invest in women-led savings groups (VSLAs). From delivering a high return on investment (VSLAs return $18.85 for every $1 invested) to building resilience in emergencies and closing the massive global financing gap for women entrepreneurs, VSLAs are proving to be the cornerstone of sustaina

Village Savings & Loan Associations Annual Report 2020

By CARE Staff • April 21, 2021

VSLAs have become a force for good during this pandemic, supporting community responses, sharing important health messages and re-focusing finances to adapt to the crisis.

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