Linking for Change Signatories
- Accenture
- Barclays
- VISA
- MicroVentures Finance Group
- CARE International
- PLAN UK
- International Rescue Committee
- Freedom from Hunger
- World Vision Australia
- The SEEP Network
- Airtel Money Africa
- The MasterCard Foundation
- Fidelity Bank Ghana
- Grameen Foundation
- Postbank Uganda
- Opportunity Bank Uganda
- World Vision International
- Hand in Hand International
- AB Bank Zambia
- Africare Zambia
- International Development Enterprises (iDE Zambia)
- National Saving and Credit Bank (NATSAVE Zambia)
- We Effect Zambia
- Zambia National Building Society
- VisionFund International
- UNCDF
- MEDA Ghana
- Kenya Education Management Institute
- Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
- Akiba Commercial Bank
- ALIDé
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Sarah's story
Sarah Mutanda, a 23-year-old farmer from Uganda © Jon Spaull / Banking on change
“It has empowered us, especially the ladies, to do business. I am able to earn a living. I can provide for my family, and my husband no longer has to provide everything.”
Read Sarah's story
"This is the sort of thing that banking should be doing - it's about real people, taking out real loans, to do real things. Thank you to Barclays, Plan and CARE, and to the community for all you are doing. This sends out a great message to Tanzania, and to all of Africa."
"[Banking on Change's] core principles are simplicity, trust, responsibility and integrity. It starts with saving, rather than credit. Just as the bank crash occurred on a tide of testosterone, the new wave of banking is female-led and cautious. But its most radical feature is that it is happening among the world's poorest, the once unbankables."
"Linking informal savings to formal banking creates both social and commercial benefits. It has the potential to transform the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, while at the same time, enabling us to support more customers and grow our business."
"One of the most significant things we've learnt from this partnership is that we can't fulfil the scale of this ambition alone. We need further collaboration between banks, NGOs, governments and technology providers. That's why we're calling for input and support to establish international principles for savings-led financial inclusion..."
"Here at Plan, we recently reached the one million members mark for our savings groups worldwide. Banking on Change, our partnership with Barclays and CARE, has been a vital and flagship project. We believe that young people must have better access to trusted financial services if they are to develop, but with so many people still lacking access to banking solutions, it is a problem that we must solve together..."
