Burkinabé Communities Use Performance-Based Grants to Invest in Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Water
The UNCDF designed the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) to help strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities such as Saponé in the Centre-Sud Region, Loumbila in the Plateau-Central Region and Pabré in the Centre Region of Burkina Faso.
Working to Promote Food Security in Burkina Faso
Claire Lossiané of YIKRI, winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Award, reflects on the MFI’s programs to combat malnutrition.
Grameen Foundation Grants a First Loan to the Microfinance Institution Baobab in Burkina Faso
Through its subsidiaries, Baobab provides financial services to half a million microentrepreneurs and small businesses, thus allowing access to financing to people who are not currently supported by traditional banks.
Mastercard And GCS International Strengthen Their Alliance to Build Financial Inclusion In Jamaica
The partnership will strengthen the economic growth potential in the Caribbean, providing the underserved population with a simple and secure real-time payment solution.
Jamaica Plans to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency in 2022
The government views the accelerated transition to a digital society and economy as vital to economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assessment of the Gender Gap in Access to Digital Financial Services in Burkina Faso
This research explores the role that digital financial services can play in making female entrepreneurs more resilient and the conditions that permit greater DFS access and use among women.
Building Resilience in Burkina Faso: Longitudinal Assessment Results
Being Smart About Mobile Money
A case study with two financial service providers in Burkina Faso explores seven risks involved in bringing savings groups into digital finance.