Laura Foschi, ADA's director, speaks about the need to enhance the skills of actors in the inclusive finance sector to build a future where end beneficiaries are at the center of all decisions made by sector organisations.
The continuous success of the FAR training programme since 2019 is due to its ability to address a crucial need for knowledge and experience sharing in agricultural finance.
To facilitate smallholders’ access to insurance, the microinsurance broker Inclusive Guarantee initiated a project with the support of SSNUP and Oikocredit in 2021 with the aim of developing and distributing crop index insurance in West Africa.
One of the ways in which ADA aims to increase the quality of life of vulnerable people is by designing tailored micro-loans which will enable them to access water and sanitation services (known as WASH services).
The Luxembourgish government funds the African Microfinance Week (referred to as 'SAM', the French acronym), which is organised by ADA in a different African country every two years to strengthen the inclusive finance sector in Africa. This year’s edition took place in Lomé, the capital of Togo, from 16 to 20 October.
As the SSNUP knowledge manager and coordinator, ADA recently organised a workshop for programme stakeholders with experts in agroecology on how to foster agroecological transitions.
ADA encourages vulnerable smallholders to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Together with REDCAMIF, the regional microfinance network in Central America and the Caribbean, ADA assisted two Costa Rican and Nicaraguan MFIs in developing green loans
