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Working together to achieve the goal of universal and responsible financial inclusion. e-MFP with around 120 members is the leading network of organisations and individuals active in the financial inclusion sector in developing countries.

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WEBINAR: WASH Matters More Than Ever: Opportunities for Change, Investment, and Impact - 24th Sept
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.e-mfp.eu/news/webinar...

Billions of people still lack safe drinking water & sanitation, while climate change, population growth, & fragile infrastructure make the challenge ever more urgent.

11.09.2025 08:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Building A Resilient Future: How WFPโ€™s Inclusive Risk Financing Work Is Strengthening Resilience By Advancing Financial Inclusion For The Most Vulnerable Author: Andrea Camargo, World Food Programme (WFP). On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025ย on โ€˜Building Resilience through Inclusive Insuranceโ€™. This is ...

๐Ÿ“ขBLOG ALERT: Building A Resilient Future: How WFPโ€™s Inclusive Risk Financing Work Is Strengthening Resilience By Advancing #FinancialInclusion For The Most Vulnerable
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.e-mfp.eu/post/buildin...

Read how #inclusiveinsurance is closing the protection gap and is a driver of #resilience
@wfp.org

10.09.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Renewing e-MFPโ€™s Gender Lens Investing Action Group: Building a Shared Resource for the Sector Author: Sam Mendelson, e-MFP GLI Action Group Lead.Over the past decade, gender lens investing (GLI) has become a widely embraced concept across the development finance ecosystem. It has become embedd...

โ™€๏ธ Renewing e-MFPโ€™s Gender Lens Investing Action Group โ™€๏ธ
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.e-mfp.eu/post/renewin...

#Gender Lens Investing (GLI) has made huge strides in recent yearsโ€”but for many in inclusive finance, itโ€™s still more theory than practice.

๐Ÿ’กThatโ€™s why e-MFP is relaunching its #GLI Action Group

02.09.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ How can finance empower smallholder farmers?

SIDI & Ethiquable are building fair, resilient agri-coops across the Global South - combining finance, agroecology & local empowerment.

๐Ÿ“– Read about their support to Guatemalaโ€™s APODIP & more:
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/msa3jv9m

31.07.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขBLOG ALERT: Cooperatives and Inclusive Insurance: Unlocking Protection for Low-Income Communities๐ŸŒฑ
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/23t9zjh6

When shocks hit, thatโ€™s where #cooperatives step inโ€”not just as service providers, but as powerful enablers of #inclusiveinsurance.

21.07.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข BLOG ALERT: The Beauty and the Beast As One ๐Ÿ’ก
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/yc7hzudp

Latest in our blog series to celebrate International Year of #Cooperatives contrasts the beauty of cooperatives as a concept, but a beauty that is all too commonly neglected in practice.

#FinancialInclusion #IYC2025

14.07.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Celebrating #Cooperatives โ€“ Building a Better World ๐ŸŒฑ
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/4nze359c

Learn how e-MFP members are actively engaged in #empowering communities through cooperative models โ€” whether as cooperatives themselves or as organisations working closely with them.

#IYC2025

03.07.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข BLOG: Listening, Learning, Improving: How Client Voices are Central to Bettering #Cooperativesโ€™ Outcomes
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/y6rrddwa

Our member Oikocredit dives into how #clientvoice โ€” often overlookedโ€”can become a powerful catalyst for improving #cooperative performance and impact.
#IYC2025

02.07.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Strengthening Armeniaโ€™s Agricultural Cooperatives: Lessons from the Jinishian Memorial Foundationโ€™s Two-Decade Journey Author: Gevorg Aboyan, Jinishian Memorial Foundation.In the fourth in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, Gevorg Aboyan from Jinishian Memorial Foundation (JMF) explai...

๐ŸŒพBLOG ALERT: Strengthening Armeniaโ€™s Agricultural #Cooperatives: Lessons from the Jinishian Memorial Foundationโ€™s Two-Decade Journey
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/yp2w32ny

What does it take to empower #farmers, build #resilience in #rural communities & create sustainable #agricultural ecosystems?

#IYC2025

24.06.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐ŸŒ World #Refugee Day 2025: Supporting Forcibly Displaced People Through #FinancialInclusion
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/5dw3bat6

โœจ Our resources spotlight what worksโ€”and whatโ€™s neededโ€”to truly include #refugees in financial systems that support their long-term autonomy.

#WorldRefugeeDay2025

18.06.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Strengthening Resilience Through Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance: Lessons from Zambiaโ€™s Contract Farming Model Authors: Douglas P. Dauraย & Nihar Jangle, GIZ.On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025ย on โ€˜Building Resilience through Inclusive Insuranceโ€™. This is the 16...

๐ŸŒ BLOG ALERT: Strengthening Resilience Through Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance: Lessons from Zambiaโ€™s Contract Farming Model
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/bdfn5npn

#InclusiveInsurance #ClimateResilience #Microfinance #SmallholderFarmers #Zambia#InsuranceInnovation #financialinclusion #NextBillion

17.06.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข BLOG ALERT: Just One Tool In The Toolbox: How We Can And Must Design Integrated #Insurance Solutions To Build #Resilience
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/y4fpys9s

True #protection for low-income households comes not from standalone products but from holistic, integrated financial solutions.

#microinsurance

10.06.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒBLOG ALERT: Are Cooperatives Fit for Purpose in Accelerating a Sustainable Transition in Africa?
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/bdemrfdx

Key takeaway:
๐ŸŒฑ #Cooperatives are not only fit for purpose โ€” theyโ€™re essential to Africaโ€™s #green and #inclusive future.

#IYC2025 #financialinclusion

03.06.2025 09:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒDisability Inclusion: A Critical Frontier in #FinancialInclusion
๐Ÿ“ข Joint Commitment Announced: tinyurl.com/3zbf6cj5

We are committed to spotlighting underserved and overlooked client segments โ€” and weโ€™re proud to share an important step forward in advancing #disability #inclusive #finance

02.06.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cooperatives: A Key Driver for MFIs to Improve the Livelihoods of Cocoa-Producing Communities Authors: Albert Dah & Armel Katinan OuattaraIn the third in a new blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, Armel Ouattara and Albert Dah from Advans Cรดte d'Ivoire explain the r...

๐ŸŒBLOG ALERT: #Cooperatives- A Key Driver for MFIs to Improve the Livelihoods of Cocoa-Producing Communities
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/559kehdn

Our latest e-MFP blog to celebrate the Int. Year of Cooperatives focuses on Advans Cรดte d'Ivoire now reaching 130K+ farmers with tailored financial tools #IYC2025

27.05.2025 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing @nextbillion.bsky.social !

26.05.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This piece by our friend Sam Mendelson is #WorthARead:

bit.ly/44X9cNX

@e-mfp.bsky.social #microfinance #FinancialInclusion #SocialImpact #BehavioralEconomics #poverty #EmergingMarkets

23.05.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Don't miss Session 4, the FINAL in our Free Green Index 3.0 Training Series: Offering Green Financial and Non-Financial Products and Services, 27 May.
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4nk7964h

#green #inclusive #finance #training

26.05.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
barriers to uptake of inclusive insurance

barriers to uptake of inclusive insurance

๐Ÿšจ BLOG ALERT: Beyond Affordability: Behavioural Barriers to Uptake of #InclusiveInsurance
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/2hjketkj

๐Ÿ” Why is #insurance such a hard sell for the people who need it most?

@nextbillion.bsky.social

21.05.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
woman holding a vase she is selling

woman holding a vase she is selling

๐Ÿ”‰BLOG ALERT: Investing with Purpose: Why Gender Lens Investing is Key to Achieving the SDGs
๐Ÿ‘‰https://tinyurl.com/yc64cyt5

#GenderLensInvesting #financialinclusion #womensempowerment #GLIForumLatAm2025

12.05.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Working in green inclusive finance?
Our FREE online training (in EN, FR & ES) on the Green Index 3.0 starts 6th May - sign up now!
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/2sajmvwk

#green #finance #sustainable #environment #training

30.04.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Cooperatives Matter in Financial Inclusion: e-MFP during the International Year of Cooperatives Author: Sam Mendelson.Kicking off a new blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, e-MFPโ€™s Sam Mendelson introduces the history and rationale of the cooperative movement, coopera...

๐ŸŒBLOG ALERT: Why Cooperatives Matter in Financial Inclusion โ€“ Now More Than Ever ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/4zyfyz4c

Weโ€™re proud to kick off a new blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives

24.04.2025 07:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ ๐ŸŒฑTravaillez-vous dans la finance inclusive verte ?
Inscrivez-vous ร  notre formation en ligne gratuite (EN, FR, ES) sur le Green Index 3.0.
๐Ÿ‘‰ mailchi.mp/e-mfp/green-...

22.04.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Do We Create Profitable Solutions That Solve The Insurance Protection Gap For The Next Billion People? Thoughts From One Of The Industryโ€™s Founding Fathers Author: Richard Leftley.On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025ย on โ€˜Building Resilience through Inclusive Insuranceโ€™. This is the 16th edition of the Awar...

๐Ÿšจ How do we close the #insurance #protectiongap for the next billion people? ๐Ÿšจ
An essential read from one of the founding fathers of #microinsurance: tinyurl.com/3neykn4s

- our latest guest blog for the European Microfinance Award 2025 on โ€˜Building Resilience through Inclusive Insuranceโ€™ series.

17.04.2025 09:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฅ Missed the Webinar? "Disability Inclusive Financial Services: A New Frontier for Inclusive Finance" - Watch the Recording Now!
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/bdf3545t

#DisabilityInclusion #FinancialInclusion #InclusiveFinance #ImpactFinance #Microfinance #WebinarRecording #LeaveNoOneBehind

15.04.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ103 organisations from 43 countries have submitted their initiatives for the European #Microfinance Award 2025, all focused on enhancing the resilience of vulnerable communities through innovative, #inclusiveinsurance solutions.

๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/2r8an8s2

14.04.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ ๐ŸŒฑ Join us for the Free Green Index 3.0 Training Series (in EN, FR, ES) in May โ€“ Empowering Financial Institutions for a Greener Future!

๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/5b5rjvys

๐Ÿ“… The training kicks off May 6th

#GreenFinance #InclusiveFinance

09.04.2025 10:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MFIs and Microinsurance: A Natural Partnership Author: Solรจne Favre, VisionFund International.On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025ย on โ€˜Building Resilience through Inclusive Insuranceโ€™. This is the 1...

๐Ÿšจ BLOG ALERT: MFIs and #Microinsurance: A Natural Partnership
๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/5n84h2v4

In the second of our #EuropeanMicrofinanceAward 2025 series, Solรจne Favre of VisionFund International shares why MFIs are a natural fit for microinsuranceโ€”and how bundled financial products are transforming lives.

01.04.2025 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025: Reaching new peaks | LinkedIn In 2024, the mobile money industry continued to expand impressively. Through double-digit growth in mobile money adoption and active use, the industry achieved major milestones. As a result, mobile mo...

๐Ÿš€ The #mobilemoney sector has seen impressive growth in 2024, with double-digit increases in adoption and active use.

Join @e-mfp.bsky.social member GSMA on April 8 at 11:00 BST for the launch of the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money.
๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/mujvf8v9

#financialinclusion

31.03.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
31.03.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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