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.
Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups - Final Project Report
This report shares important insights about the benefits of Village Savings and Lending Associations transitioning from paper to digital ledgers using the DreamSave app.
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.
The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators: Insights From Customer Journeys in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire
Building on a 2020 GSMA study which showed that PAYG solar energy customers use mobile money significantly more than other mobile customers, this study looks at 120 in-depth interviews to understand the reasons behind customers' increased usage of mobile money.
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.
The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators
Energy Microfinance & Pay-As-You-Go
Five Years of Market Development in Benin, Senegal and Zambia (2015-2019)
This report compiles all the learnings from five years of market development in three countries. It brings forth the voices of customers and the stakeholders with whom UNCDF engaged.