Meet ADA at the European Research Conference on Microfinance in Glasgow

The 7th European Research Conference on Microfinance will be held from 20 to 22 June 2022 at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health, Glasgow.

FAO makes financial institutions aware of climate change challenges during the FAR training

Nadine Valat, Team leader of the FAO-Green Climate Fund partnership, hosted a webinar on the effects of climate change as part of the FAR training. In a video for ADA, she explains what role can play financial institutions in this fight.

Highly successful introductory session of the FAR training

Following the introductory e-learning session of training in agricultural and rural finance (FAR), ADA collected the feedback from the participants, who once again recognised the added value of the programme for the agricultural sector.

ADA as an investment advisor for LMDF

ADA acts as an investment advisor for the Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF). ADA carries out the prospection, selection and due diligence of innovative and impactful microfinance institutions.

The training ‘Performance Evaluation of MFIs’ will start on 1 July

On 1 July 2022, Microfact will launch an online training course on ‘Performance Evaluation of MFIs’ to teach CEOs and CFOs how to fill in correctly the MFI Factsheet and interpret its results. The training will be available in English, Spanish and French.

ADA and REDCAMIF improve the quality of life of low-income people in Central America and the Caribbean

Two microfinance institutions in Niacaragua and Honduras have been supported under the ADA-REDCAMIF programme (2018-2021), either to develop inclusive financial products and services or to use digital technologies to better serve their clients. This month, focus on FDL Financiera and PILARH OPDF.

Advances and challenges of green financing in Central America and the Caribbean

Read this study that capitalises on the green microfinance experiences in Central America and the Caribbean carried out by ADA and REDCAMIF between 2018 and 2021.

The innovative approach of the ADA-supported Catalyzer project

The ADA team and Daniel Buchbinder, founder and director of Alterna, share in a series of mini-interviews the results, the innovations and the upcoming developments of the Catalyzer project to better serve young entrepreneurs.

The FAR training as a platform for addressing agroforestry challenges

Jean-Paul AKA, CEO of LOCAGRI and consultant for the UNDP, hosted a webinar to raise awareness of agroforestry issues in the agricultural sector as part of the training in agricultural and rural finance (FAR). In a video for ADA, he explains the environmental, social and economic challenges of agroforestry and how FAR participants can take on these challenges.