Entries by Maria

Foundation career interviews: technical assistance

Since 2013, the Foundation has sought to complement its approach with targeted expertise to strengthen the operational performance of its partners. For nine years now, we have been developing, coordinating, and implementing technical assistance programs. In this interview, you will hear from Victoire Binson, Technical Assistance Manager, who […]

Technical assistance: green microfinance with RENACA in Benin

RENACA offers individual and group loans to a predominantly female clientele in six regions of Benin. As part of the African Facility program, RENACA has received support to strengthen its inclusive green finance initiatives. THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FOUNDATION As part of the African Facility, RENACA has […]

Chamroeun Microfinance: a Solidarity Banker in Cambodia

Chamroeun Microfinance Plc is a Cambodian institution that places social vocation at the heart of its business model. It provides financial services to disadvantaged populations, excluded from the services offered by other, more commercial microfinance institutions. THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FOUNDATION The Foundation has granted 8 loans to Chamroeun Microfinance Plc since 2010, for an amount […]

Solidarity Bankers Podcasts: Episode No. 3

Interview with Vaselina PETROVA, Accounting Standards Analyst, CACIB and Ali LHAF, Credit Risk Analyst, CACIB Conducted by: Mireille de Kerleau, Communications Manager, CACEIS Launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA in 2018, Solidarity Bankers is a skills volunteer program open to all Crédit Agricole group employees […]

Technical Assistance: Development of MLF Zambia's Strategic Plan

THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FOUNDATION As part of the African Facility, MLF Zambia received a €49,000 grant from the French Development Agency for the implementation of 10 technical assistance missions in various areas (risk management, digitalization, staff training, etc.), including the development of a new business plan. The Foundation […]

Technical assistance: improving risk management at ACFIME (Burkina Faso)

ACFIME is a Burkinabe microfinance institution that targets highly vulnerable populations, excluded from the major microfinance institutions operating throughout the country. Loans granted by ACFIME therefore have very high potential for social impact. THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FOUNDATION As part of the African Facility, ACFIME received a grant of 131 […]

New Solidarity Bankers mission in Benin

At the initiative of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, Solidarity Banker volunteering missions are being offered to Crédit Agricole Group employees on behalf of organizations supported by the Foundation. A new Solidarity Banker mission is available for the Association of Finance Funds at the […]

72 microfinance institutions join the first financial inclusion index

Measuring the impact of microfinance institutions’ performance in 41 countries will be launched in the second quarter of 2022 with the support of industry leaders. April 13, 2022 – In a global effort to promote standard and comparable impact data for the microfinance sector, 60 Decibels will publish in the […]

Solidarity Bankers: a lever with a strong impact for Crédit Agricole

The Solidarity Bankers sponsorship and skills volunteering program, launched by Crédit Agricole SA and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation in June 2018, has enabled around thirty Group employees to carry out technical assistance missions with impact businesses and microfinance institutions in more than ten countries. Three questions […]

Technical assistance: COOPEC-SIFA (Togo), partner of the African Facility since 2013

Alongside the financial support provided by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, Coopec-Sifa has benefited from support from the African Facility program. Philippe Fori, Managing Director of the MFI, discusses this relationship of trust with the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. Could you tell us about Coopec-Sifa? Founded in 1997, Coopec-Sifa is an institution […]