SOLIDARITY CENTIMES Launched in 2018 by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, Crédit Agricole SA and CA Centre-est, Solidarity Centimes aims to finance entrepreneurial projects by mobilizing Crédit Agricole employees who are invited to make a donation of 50 cents when paying for their meal in the restaurants of the Crédit Agricole Campus […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation is continuing its investments in East Africa and has just granted a first local currency loan equivalent to €250,000 to the microfinance institution MicroLoan Foundation Zambia (MLF Zambia), over a period of three years. This loan is being made under the African Facility program, which […]
Launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, Solidarity Bankers is a skills-based volunteer program open to Group employees that supports microfinance institutions and impactful businesses. The program has a twofold objective: to enhance the skills of Crédit Agricole Group employees and to provide […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has continued its investments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and has just granted a new local currency loan equivalent to €1.2 million to the Bosnian microfinance institution Mikra, over a period of three years. This is the second loan granted to the institution following […]
In November 2019, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation launched a three-year program to promote access to financial and non-financial services for refugees and host communities in Uganda. It […]
ADA, Inpulse, and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation have partnered to monitor and analyze the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on their partner microfinance institutions around the world. This monitoring is carried out periodically and will continue throughout 2020 to gain a better understanding of the evolution of […]
Launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, Solidarity Bankers is a skills volunteer program open to Group employees in support of microfinance institutions or impact businesses. The objective of this program is twofold: it helps promote the skills of Crédit Agricole Group employees and provides […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has just granted a first loan in local currency equivalent to 1.3 million euros to Thitsar Ooyin, to enable this institution to continue its work, particularly among rural populations in Burma. Thitsar Ooyin is a microfinance institution based in Hakha, in Chin State, an area […]
In July, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation granted a new loan to the microfinance institution Caurie in Senegal, for an amount equivalent to €1.2 million in local currency. This new loan further strengthens a partnership between the Foundation and Caurie that began in 2009. The Autonomous Cooperative for the Strengthening of Economic Initiatives […]
In June 2020, the Smart Campaign recognized the client protection efforts of FATEN, a partner of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, by awarding it Smart Certification. The Smart Campaign is a global initiative that aims to integrate client protection principles into the financial inclusion sector. The […]
