Foundation track
Controls members can trust
Use visible roles, approvals and records to protect group money.
LEARN
Build the foundations
By the end, you should be able to:
- Explain maker-checker separation
- Identify approval and reconciliation evidence
- Describe member information rights
- Recognise conflicts of interest
- 1How a savings group worksThe full cycle of a VSLA or savings group — contributions, the loan fund, interest, and share-out — explained from the inside.
- 2Why accurate records matterEvery collapsed savings group has the same story, and it always starts with records that stopped being kept properly.
- 3Understanding maker-checkerThe single most effective control a group can adopt — one person records a transaction, a different person approves it. Why it works and where groups get it wrong.
- 4How dividends workWhere a dividend comes from, how it is calculated, and why a group that pays out too much is not being generous.
CHECK · FORMATIVE AND REPEATABLE
Check your group-control understanding
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PRACTISE · PRIVATE IN YOUR BROWSER
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Group Controls Check
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PROGRESS
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