Makoi Majok Toch

Child Schooling, Health Expenditure, and CGSL: Non-Agricultural Uses of Savings Group Loans and Their Development Implications

Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms are commonly evaluated through their contribution to agricultural inputs, productivity and market-oriented production. In rural South Sudan, however, the same loan pools also finance child schooling, health treatment, transport...

Commitment Savings Mechanisms in Community Groups: Behavioural Nudges for Agricultural Investment in Rural South Sudan

This article examines commitment savings mechanisms in Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) groups as behavioural nudges for agricultural investment in rural South Sudan. It is adapted from a mixed-methods thesis on CGSL mechanisms and rural agricultural development in Easte...