The person behind the work
Kwame Asare
Savings organiser
Kumasi, Ghana
About
Kwame builds neighbourhood savings circles that lend without collateral.
Why this problem
My mother saved in a tin. I wanted her savings to be safe and to earn her something.
Projects they lead
- Kaari Savings Circles
Village savings groups that give women a first formal credit record without a bank branch.
Earlier work
Market traders fund
Organiser · 2017–2021
First circle of 40 traders; zero defaults over four years.