Making Financial Services and Business Skills Development Available to African Children and Youth: Accomplishments and Limitations of Research and Monitoring
Presented by Plan International at Making Cents International Global Youth Enterprise Conference (2009)
Author
Plan International
Abstract
Plan’s youth project focused on Village Savings and Loans (VSL) in Niger and Savings for Change (SfC) in Sierra Leone. The project aims to provide- access to financial services via community-based savings and credit association, market opportunities training, entrepreneurship training and life skills training.
Keywords
Financial Services; Savings for Change (SfC); Training; Village Savings and Loans (VSL); Youth; West Africa


