Blog | ADA - Appui au développement autonome

18 July 2024 Projects

Encouraging results in West Africa for improving access to renewable energy in rural areas

ADA recently completed two pilot projects focusing on access to renewable energy in rural areas of Senegal and Benin with conclusive results.

11 July 2024 News

ADA and its partners at the ARE Investment Academy 2024

ADA contributed to the ARE Investment Academy, a program aimed at improving access to financing for renewable energy startups in Africa, organized by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and Get.Invest.

09 July 2024 News

The MFI Assilassimé in Togo supports the ecological transition of smallholder farmers

In 2017, ADA and FAO launched a capacity-building program for financial institutions in Francophone Africa, aimed at improving their services to smallholder farmers.

04 July 2024

SSNUP project completion: financial inclusion of Zambian smallholder farmers

With the support of SSNUP impact investor Symbiotics, the commercial bank AB Bank Zambia (ABZ) implemented a project to enable rural and remote customers to access digital financial services.

26 June 2024 News

What we do

ADA’s programmes strengthen the autonomy of vulnerable people by leveraging inclusive finance to improve their living conditions.

25 June 2024

SSNUP project completion: financial inclusion for smallholders in the horticultural value chain in Kenya

Impact investor Oikocredit successfully completed a SSNUP co-funded project with Unaitas, a Kenyan Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO)

ADA participe à l’Energy Access Investment Forum

31 May 2024 News

ADA at the Energy Access Investment Forum

As part of its strategic priority to provide vulnerable households and young entrepreneurs with access to basic services and renewable energy, ADA is actively seeking new partnerships with other development and local actors in these sectors.

La formation FAR renforce les compétences des professionnels de la finance agricole pour un développement rural résilient et durable

28 May 2024 Interviews

FAR training improves the skills of agricultural finance professionals with a view to resilient and sustainable rural development

The FAR course strengthened participants' agricultural finance skills and helped them develop innovative solutions for rural financial inclusion, notably through an online course by IFAD's Tara James on climate risks and agricultural insurance.

07 May 2024

Call for applications to host SAM 2025

In partnership with the Luxembourgish Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade (MFA) and the MAIN network (Microfinance African Institutions Network) based in Togo, ADA (Appui au développement autonome) is launching a call for applications for host countries for the next edition of the African Inclusive Finance Week (SAM) in October 2025.

26 April 2024 Interviews

FAR training improves technical agricultural finance skills with RuralInvest

During the FAR training, participants had the opportunity to attend a webinar presenting the RuralInvest initiative led by the FAO investment centre.