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.

Learn how survey data and results can help African MFIs to meet their clients’ needs

Understanding the needs of customers is a prerequisite for implementing a customer-centric approach which places customers at the heart of business strategy, decision making, organisational design and operations with the aim of designing tailored products and services. ADA supports microfinance institutions (MFIs) in their transition to a customer-centric organisational model with free online resources.

Interview with Tristan Caballero-Montes, author of an ADA-supported PhD thesis on the regulation of the microfinance sector

ADA supported Tristan Caballero-Montes' PhD thesis on ‘Microfinance Industry Dynamics: Analyses of Regulation, Competition, and Collective Action’. In early 2022, Tristan defended his thesis. We asked him to share his experience regarding his thesis topic and his collaboration with ADA and CERMi.

FAR training brings together 150 African agricultural organisations

The training in agricultural and rural finance (FAR) 2022 brings together 70% representatives of MFIs and 30% representatives of authorities, fintechs or insurance companies. ADA interviewed four participants to understand why they signed up for the training.

Panel at Midi de la microfinance discusses support for young entrepreneurs

On 20 April, representatives of the inclusive finance sector came together at Banque de Luxembourg for ADA’s first Midi de la microfinance et de l’inclusion financière since the pandemic. A high-level panel debated how best to support young entrepreneurs in developing countries in increasing their contribution to the economy.