by Chikondano Faith Chisala - Africa, Events -

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 2014 Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership Forum, June 10-12, 2014, Dakar, Senegal

Event Name: 2014 Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership Forum

Event Date: June 10-12, 2014

Event Location: King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar, Senegal

Cost: There is no registration fee to attend this forum; however the organizers request that registration be completed online by May 12, 2014, through the following website https://www.mfw4a.org/2014forum/about/registration.html

Event Summary: The MFW4A Partnership Forum is organized by the MFW4A Partnership Secretariat with the aim of providing a platform to discuss and share ideas about financial sector development in Africa. The topics to be covered include approaches to closing gaps in financial intermediation, agricultural and rural finance, gender and finance, long-term finance, small and medium-enterprise (SME) finance, housing finance, insurance, success stories in Africa’s public and private sectors, cross-border banking, regulation, and how to avoid the “curse” common to many countries rich in natural resources.

Background on Organizers: The mission of the MFW4A Secretariat is to establish a common platform for the harmonization and facilitation of financial sector development and knowledge in Africa. The MFW4A Secretariat is hosted by the African Development Bank, a multilateral institution based in Tunisia.

Event Website: https://www.mfw4a.org/2014forum/about.html

For additional information you may contact Inna Lopes at mfw4a.contact[at]gmail.com for logistical information, or Boipelo Sekgororoane at b.sekgororoane[at]afdb.org or Olivier Vidal at o.vidal[at]afdb.org for technical information. Telephone inquiries can be made at +221 33 820 03 72.

By Chikondano Faith Chisala, Research Associate

About Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A): The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership was launched in October 2007 by the G8, a multilateral forum comprised of 8 rich countries. Its mission is the establishment of a common platform for the harmonization and facilitation of financial sector development and knowledge in Africa. The partnership brings together donors, African governments, the private sector and other financial sector stakeholders with the aim of unleashing the potential of Africa’s financial sector in order to drive economic development and reduce poverty across the continent. The MFW4A partnership is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), a multilateral institution based in Tunisia; Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s international development agency; Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), the German federal ministry for economic cooperation and development; CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based nonprofit research and policy center; the Department for International Development (DFID), the United Kingdom’s international aid and development agency; the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s nonprofit long-term lending institution; the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a US-based organization with 188 country members; the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, the Swedish government’s international development agency; US Agency for International Development (USAID), a US government agency; and the World Bank Group, a multilateral development organization bank based in the US.

Sources and Additional Resources:

2014 MFW4A Partnership Forum, https://www.mfw4a.org/2014forum/about.html

MicroCapital, May 26, 2013, “Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Announces the Launching of the Stakeholder Engagement Web Portal,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-making-finance-work-for-africa-mfw4a-announces-the-launching-of-the-stakeholder-engagement-web-portal/

MicroCapital, March 12, 2013, “Uganda’s Insurance Regulator, Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A), Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii) Seek to Expand Access to Microinsurance, Perhaps Mobile Money,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-ugandas-insurance-regulator-making-finance-work-for-africa-mfw4a-access-to-insurance-initiative-a2ii-seek-to-expand-access-to-microinsurance-perhaps-mobile-money/

MicroCapital, November 6, 2012, “Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A), Munich Re Foundation Survey: African Microinsurance Tripled in 3 years,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-making-finance-work-for-africa-mfw4a-munich-re-foundation-survey-african-microinsurance-tripled-in-3-years/#more-20909

MicroCapital, April 27, 2010, “Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Launches Website Addressing Access to Finance, Regional Financial Intergration and Remittances,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-making-finance-work-for-africa-mfw4a-launches-website-addressing-access-to-finance-regional-financial-integration-and-remittances/

MicroUniverse Profile: About the Making Finance Work for Africa, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Making+Finance+Work+for+Africa+%28MFW4A%29

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Chikondano Faith joined MicroCapital after holding various rolse at a commercial bank, where she improved and diversified her skill set by exploring many banking functions including: trading, treasury management, credit analysis and business development. She developed an interest challenges faced by entrepreneurs in emerging economies after taking up a small business development and entrepreneurship course during her undergraduate studies at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa. She holds also Masters degree in Strategic Management from the University of Derby, her independent study topic focused on strategies to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malawi. In working with MicroCapital, she hopes to expand her knowledge of microfinance and to use this internship as a foundation to pursue a career in micro and developmental finance. Chikondano Faith enjoys travel, drawing, jazz music, and improving her French during her spare time.