Entries by Maria

The Foundation works towards the financial inclusion of refugees

Since 2019, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have been joining forces to support refugee populations in Uganda. The Foundation was selected by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) […]

[INTERVIEW] African Facility: technical assistance for MLF Zambia

The African Facility is a program established in 2013 by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), to support rural microfinance institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. This program, which ends at the end of 2021, will have enabled 326 technical assistance missions to be carried out with 26 microfinance institutions […]

The Foundation provides skills support to the Plastic Odyssey LAB

19 tons of plastic enter the ocean every minute, less than 10% of the plastic produced is recycled, and 80% of marine pollution comes from coastal cities in the poorest countries. Faced with this observation, the Plastic Odyssey teams decided to take action by organizing a round-the-world expedition on their ambassador boat. […]

Newsletter #39: Resumption of activities in the microfinance sector

The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has published its #39 Newsletter, which highlights the tremendous resilience its partners are demonstrating in providing the best possible support to vulnerable populations. The Foundation has been examining the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its partner microfinance institutions (MFIs) and has been conducting a series of surveys in collaboration with […]

Solidarity Bankers: two online missions are available for FATEN (Palestine) and OXUS (Kyrgyzstan)

Solidarity Bankers is a skills volunteer program launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA in 2018 with a dual objective: on the one hand, to support microfinance institutions and social impact businesses financed by the Foundation with technical assistance, and on the other hand, to promote the skills of the employees of the […]

Solidarity Bankers: two field missions are available for Lazika (Georgia) and Smart Credit (Moldova)

Solidarity Bankers is a skills volunteer program launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA in 2018 with a dual objective: on the one hand, to support microfinance institutions and social impact businesses financed by the Foundation with technical assistance, and on the other hand, to promote the skills of the employees of the […]

AFD and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, a historic and promising partnership

Rémy Rioux, Managing Director, French Development Agency Group A long-standing partner, the French Development Agency (AFD) has supported the Foundation's activities for over 10 years. Its Director, Rémy Rioux, shares his vision of the impact of the economic and health crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic on the African continent and his assessment […]