By Jean-Marie Sander, President of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation until March 2021 and Raphaël Appert, President of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation since March 2021 & Vice-President of Crédit Agricole SA and Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole A little over 30 years ago, Michel Serres shared with us the need for a […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has published its 2020 Integrated Report, which highlights the highlights and key figures of this year marked by the health and economic crisis linked to Covid-19. Thanks to close monitoring and close collaboration with its partners and other stakeholders in the inclusive finance sector, […]
Soukeyna Ndiaye Bâ has been a member of the Foundation's Board of Directors since its inception. Committed to promoting women entrepreneurs for over 20 years, she is also the Executive Director of INAFI (International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions), a global network of organizations that support microfinance programs. Abdul Hai Khan is a member of the Board […]
Following the official launch of the French Coalition of Foundations for Climate on November 18, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, along with 80 other organizations, signed the Manifesto of the new French Coalition of Foundations for Climate (CFFC). Launched by the French Foundations Center and its partners, […]
Three online Solidarity Banker positions are currently available. Solidarity Bankers is a skills-based volunteer program launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, open to all Crédit Agricole Group employees. The objective is twofold: first, to provide technical assistance to microfinance institutions and […]
Supported by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, CA Franche Comté, and Amundi, Kossam SDE is a subsidiary of Laiterie du Berger that aims to structure and strengthen the dairy sector in Senegal. In February 2020, Kossam SDE successfully launched the dematerialization of payroll for more than 850 farmers, contributing […]
Launched in June 2018 by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, Solidarity Bankers is a skills-based volunteer program open to all Crédit Agricole Group employees, supporting microfinance institutions and social impact businesses supported by the Foundation. Three new positions are available […]
More than 2 billion people worldwide do not have access to safely managed drinking water(*). In Sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of the population does not have access to water, mainly in rural areas and 135 million people, mainly women and girls, travel more than 30 minutes per day […]
With 190 million unbanked adults, India has the second-largest unbanked population in the world after China (World Bank). The microfinance sector has become a key instrument in combating financial exclusion in the country by providing financial and non-financial services to those excluded from the banking system. […]
Launched by the Canadian government in 2017, the FINEDEV (Financial Inclusion for Enterprise Development) program promotes business development through financial inclusion in Ghana. This program is implemented by Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans, a microfinance institution supported by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. FINEDEV aims to improve access to finance, […]
