Nepal Red Cross Society, in partnership with American Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross, develpoed a long-term integrated post-earthquake recovery program in 19 villages and one municipality of three districts most affected by the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal, namely, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Makwanpur. The program’s overall goal was to contribute to the recovery of the most vulnerable earthquake-affected households and develop safer and more resilient communities.

Given the context and the findings during the assessment, the project team investigated different potential methodologies to promote saving and credit groups (SCGs) in the communities. Village Saving and Loan Model (VSL) offered several relevant advantages to this context. After minor adaptations, it was promoted to generate social networks and reduce dependency on money lenders and microfinance institutions.

Files: Case study Nepal Saving group (ENG) |

• Cross-cutting themes: gender, associations, microcredits and micro-financing, rural, cash and voucher assistance,
• Livelihoods Objectives: Access and ownership to productive assets, Economic Security, Case studies,
• All: Access and ownership to productive assets, Economic Security, Case studies,
• Organization: Spanish Red Cross and Nepal Red Cross
• Year of publication: 2016