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Guichandut (pictured), the Head of Inclusive Finance Development at the Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation, has been at all three SAMs. The majority of the foundation’s 76 partners are in sub-Saharan Africa, and Mr Guichandut has found that “SAM is the best place to meet our existing and potential partners.” He adds, “Around the SAM, we always take the opportunity to gather our partners, [which] is the best way to have exchanges of experience among our partners and give them the opportunity to attend some training sessions either organized by ourselves or the SAM.” Leading and attending workshops at SAM has been key for Mr Guichandut’s team “to share our own experience and promote themes that are relevant for us, especially in the fields of agri-microinsurance and
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Institution (MFI) Kafo-Jiginew of Mali Borrows $3.4m from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation
Kafo-Jiginew, a microfinance institution (MFI) in Mali, has borrowed EUR 3 million (USD 3.4 million) from the Luxembourg-based Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation to support microlending in Mali. Kafo-Jiginew, which is organized as a credit union, seeks to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lending Microloan Foundation (MLF) $292k in Local Currency for Microfinance in Rural Malawi
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently granted a loan in local currency approximately equivalent to USD 292,000 to the UK-based Microloan Foundation (MLF) to support its work in Malawi. MLF offers
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Loans $113k to Société Sénégalaise des Filières Alimentaires (SFA) for Rice-storage Facility in Senegal
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently issued a loan of EUR 100,000 (USD 113,000) to Société Sénégalaise des Filières Alimentaires (SFA) to finance a rice storage facility. SFA buys rice from 1,500 farmers in the Senegal River Valley; processes it into
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation, CoopMed Loan $2m to FINCA Jordan for Microfinance Lending
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently partnered with CoopMed Fund, which is managed by Inpulse Investment Manager of Belgium, to loan a total of USD 2 million to FINCA Jordan, an affiliate of the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA International), a US-based nonprofit that seeks to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Disburses 4-year Loan of $873k to CAURIE-MF for Microfinance in Senegal
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently issued a four-year loan approximately equivalent to USD 873,000 in favor of Coopérative Autonome pour le Renforcement des Initiatives Économiques par la Micro Finance (CAURIE-MF) to support its microlending in Senegal. CAURIE-MF is a savings and credit cooperative supporting the “economic and social promotion
MICROFINANCE EVENT: The Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation’s Week; November 19-22, 2018; Montrouge & Paris, France
Crédit Agricole and the Grameen Crédit Agricole (GCA) Foundation have organized this series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Foundation. The first event of the week, called “The Foundation and Social Entrepreneurship,” will be held on November 19 in the campus of Montrouge and will include testimonials from entrepreneurs and experts on the Foundation’s promotion of entrepreneurship with social impact. At this occasion, the Foundation and Crédit Agricole will award a cheque to Entrepreneurs du Monde as a result of “Solidarity Cents,” an operation launched at the canteens of Crédit Agricole to support entrepreneurship projects for refugees, single
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Disburses 3-year Loan of $1.1m to Sinapi Aba for Microfinance in Ghana
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently issued a three-year loan in local currency approximately equivalent to USD 1.15 million in favor of Sinapi Aba Trust to support microlending in Ghana. The institution provides financial services through Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans (SASL) with the aim of creating development and income-generation opportunities for people with low incomes. Of SASL’s lending, 80 percent
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Proximity Finance Myanmar Borrows $1.5m in Local Currency from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation for Rural Microfinance Lending
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it has lent local currency approximately equivalent to USD 1.5 million in favor of Proximity Finance Myanmar for on-lending in rural areas. Proximity Finance is a unit of Proximity Designs, which is a US-registered NGO exclusively serving Myanmar. Proximity Designs offers technical assistance and research services as well as – through Proximity Finance – loans for farming, raising livestock, relocation and
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Chamroeun Borrowing $1.2m from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation for Microfinance in Cambodia
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is lending USD 1.2 million to Chamroeun Microfinance. Chamroeun was launched in 2006 as a nonprofit by French NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde to deliver loans, savings, and microinsurance to poor people in the city of Phnom Penh. The institution has since
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Kenya’s BIMAS Borrowing $580k from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation for Rural Microfinance
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is lending the local-currency equivalent of EUR 500,000 (USD 580,000) to Business Initiatives and Management Assistance Services (BIMAS), a microfinance institution in Kenya. BIMAS, which is based in the city of Embu, was founded in 1997. The institution offers microinsurance as well as group and individual loans specific to youth, farming, dairy production, education, solar power and
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lends $7.1m to Agency for Finance in Kosovo (AFK); Advans Group to Refinance in DRC, Myanmar
The Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation (GCAF), whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is disbursing loans to: (1) Agency for Finance in Kosovo (AFK) in the amount of EUR 1.4 million (USD 1.6 million),
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lends $31k to Palmis Eneji, Franchiser of Energy-efficient Cookstove, Solar Lamp Sales in Haiti
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is lending approximately USD 31,000 to Palmis Eneji, a social business in Haiti that uses a franchise model to sell lighting and cooking appliances via
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Georgia’s Lazika, Tajikistan’s Humo Each Borrow $1.5m from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation for Microfinance Lending
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is disbursing three-year loans of approximately USD 1.5 million each to microfinance institutions Lazika Capital of Georgia and Humo of Tajikistan.
Lazika is a non-banking institution that provides financial services to individuals with low and middle incomes for purposes including trade, agriculture and consumption. Its growth is focused on
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Georgia’s Lazika, Tajikistan’s Humo Each Borrow $1.5m from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation for Microfinance Lending
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ACEP Cameroun, Musoni Kenya Borrow Local-currency Equivalent of $3.7m from Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is extending three-year, local-currency loans equivalent to USD 2.5 million to Agence de Crédit pour l’Entreprise Privée (ACEP) au Cameroun and USD 1.2 million to Musoni Kenya.
ACEP Cameroun was founded in 1999 with support from
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Lends $760k to Microfinance Institutions ACFB of Benin, MEC Fadec of Senegal
The Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently informed MicroCapital that it is extending three-year, local-currency loans each approximately equivalent to USD 378,000 in favor of Benin’s Association des Caisses de Financement à la Base (ACFB) and Mutuelle d’Épargne et de Crédit (MEC) Fadec Njambur of Senegal.
This is the first loan from the GCA Foundation to ACFB. The GCA Foundation describes ACFB as a “microfinance institution whose mission is to promote low-income working populations, particularly women, by