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Episode description
Women’s savings groups have quietly become one of the most powerful economic tools in Obongi District. In this episode, Josephine Amviko visits three groups in Itula parish — including one that has helped members start tailoring and produce businesses — to hear how pooled savings are changing household finances, and what challenges remain around access to formal banking.
Transcript
00:14
Josephine: Welcome back to Her Story, Her Say. Today we’re in Itula, where a savings group of eighteen women has just marked its second anniversary.
01:32
Member: When we started, most of us had never saved formally. Now three of us have opened small shops.
04:07
Josephine: And what’s been the biggest challenge in keeping the group going?
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