Entries by Maria

[INTERVIEW] “Life must go on, we must not lose hope”

Interview with Dara Huot, Director of Phare Performing Social Enterprise. Le CambodgeMag interviewed Dara Huot, Director of Phare Performing Social Enterprise, a partner of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. He shares his concerns and hopes for the Phare Circus social enterprise. Since March 17, performances by the Phare Circus, one of […]

The microfinance sector is organizing itself to face the effects of the health crisis

By Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation The COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the world, with more than 450,000 confirmed cases as of March 26, 2020. Governments, even those that deny it, are implementing increasingly stringent containment measures. As the situation evolves more rapidly every day, stakeholders […]

The Foundation continues its investments in Kosovo

The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has just granted a new loan in local currency equivalent to 1.5 million euros to the Kosovar microfinance institution Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves (KRK), which it has been supporting since 2009. KRK is a project initiated in 2000 by ADIE International under the name Rural Finance Program of Kosovo (RFPK). The […]

A TA program to strengthen microfinance in West Africa

Committed Microfinance Players With over 10 years of experience in the microfinance sector, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation finances and supports microfinance institutions with technical assistance. This represents over €200 million in financing, a presence in nearly 40 countries, and more than 85 institutions […]

UGAFODE, the Foundation's partner in Uganda, expands its services to refugees

UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (MDI) has opened a branch in the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda as part of a refugee financial inclusion program launched by the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Swedish Cooperation Agency, and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. The initiative aims to create sustainable livelihoods, […]

The Foundation strengthens its support for the microfinance institution Graine

In February, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation signed a new financing contract in Burkina Faso, in favor of the microfinance institution Graine, for an amount in local currency equivalent to 380,000 euros. This financing is provided within the framework of the African Facility program, a mechanism established in 2013 […]

How Coronavirus Affects the Microfinance Sector

By Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation Created in 2008, at the joint initiative of Crédit Agricole SA and Professor Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation is an operator committed to promoting a more shared economy. Investor, funder, technical assistance provider and […]

Solidarity Bankers: a new mission to be filled in Tajikistan

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 […]