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The Global Assets Project

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The Global Assets Project

The Global Assets Project was launched in 2006 as a joint effort of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis and the Asset Building Program of the New America Foundation.

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Matched Savings

Savings Tool International Development

Matched Savings

On October 15, a panel of experts joined the New America Foundation and WOCCU for a discussion on the potential for matched savings as a tool for development. Read the related issue brief here.

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Youth Savings

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Youth Savings

The Global Assets Project is a member of a consortium to plan a youth savings account pilot program in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. (Photo credit: Trevor Samson/World Bank)

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Savings-Linked CCTs

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Savings-Linked CCTs

In a recent policy brief, the Global Assets Project makes the case for linking savings and conditional cash transfers as a two-pronged poverty reduction strategy. Read the brief or watch the related event.

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Politico Live Chat

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Politico Live Chat

Jamie Zimmerman fielded questions on the role of savings in international development in a New America/Politico Live Chat.

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Articles and Op-Eds

Opinion: How to Teach Kids Money Matters
February 26 | AOL News
Jamie M. Zimmerman
How Microloans Change the Lives of Millions
October 26 | Foreign Policy
Shweta Banerjee
CrossFire on Microfinance
June 09
Jamie M. Zimmerman
Combating Poverty by Building Assets
June 01 | Pathways Magazine
Ray Boshara
Jamie M. Zimmerman
PODCAST: A New Approach to Global Poverty Reduction-- Savings-Linked CCTs
May 11
Jamie M. Zimmerman
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Events

Savings as a Tool for International Development
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 12:15pm
Gateways to Global Poverty Reduction and Financial Inclusion
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:30am
The Battle for the Soul of South Africa
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 10:00am
Global Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 6:30pm
Can Online Investing End Poverty?
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 5:00pm
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Global Assets Project Staff

Ray Boshara
Ray Boshara
Vice President; Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program;...

Ray Boshara is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the New America...

Fred Ssewamala
Fred Ssewamala
Senior Research Fellow, Global Assets Project

Fred M. Ssewamala is Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Columbia...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project, a joint venture...

Matched Savings as a Tool for International Development

Watch our recent event on matched savings as a tool for development, featuring Brian Branch (WOCCU), Evelyn Stark (Gates Foundation), Daryl Collins (Bankable Frontier Associates & co-author, Portfolios of the Poor), JD Von Pischke, and Reid Cramer (New America Foundation). To read the related issue brief, Savings as a Tool for International Development, click here.

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