SPECIAL REPORT: e-MFP Accepting Applications for $106k Sixth European Microfinance Award: “Microfinance in Post-Disaster, Post-Conflict Areas and Fragile States” Through June 3, 2015

The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a Luxembourg-based network of approximately 130 microfinance organizations and individuals, has announced that it is accepting applications for the Sixth European Microfinance Award, which will include a cash prize of EUR 100,000 (USD 106,000). This year’s award aims to recognize service providers operating in post-disaster, post-conflict and fragile states. Applications for the award may be submitted until June 3, 2015, by institutions that operate in such areas and provide financial services that are intended to increase the “resilience” of people in these areas. Successful applicants will illustrate their strategy for increasing “both their own resilience and that of their clients,” while highlighting how these services will respond to the immediate, medium- and long-term needs of clients in afflicted areas. To qualify, an institution must be based in a developing country and obtain a letter of support from a member of e-MFP.

The award will be presented on November 19, 2015, during European Microfinance Week, an annual set of working group meetings and conference sessions. It is jointly organized by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs; e-MFP; and the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg, a government-founded platform for public, private and civil society members involved in promoting inclusive finance, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the long-term lending bank of the European Union.

Further information regarding eligibility requirements and application procedures may be found at: http://www.e-mfp.eu/news-and-events/apply-6th-european-microfinance-award. For additional information, you may contact the event organizers at contact(at)e-mfp.eu or +352 26 27 13 82.

About European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP): The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) is a network of approximately 130 microfinance organizations and individuals that aims to promote cooperation among European microfinance institutions working in developing countries by facilitating information exchange. The members include for-profit financial institutions, NGOs, government agencies, consultancies, researchers and universities.

This notice is part of a series covering the proceedings of European Microfinance Week 2015, which will be held in Luxembourg from November 18 to November 20 by e-MFP, which is sponsoring MicroCapital to promote the event and report on the sessions onsite.

Sources and Additional Resources

MicroCapital: Special Report: Save the Date: European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) to Host European Microfinance Week, November 18-20, 2015, Luxembourg

MicroCapital: Coverage of European Microfinance Week Since 2012

MicroCapital Universe Profile: European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)

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