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.
Digital Cash Transfers for Emergency Response: Lessons From Cameroon
This research shares findings from an evaluation in 2021 documenting lessons learned from digital government-to-people (G2P) payments to eighty thousand beneficiaries, mostly women, in Cameroon.
Activa Cameroon - Insuring Women for a Better Future
This case study showcases the business case for women's insurance in Cameroon.
Social and Solidarity Economy: Social Innovation Catalyst in Africa?
The report highlights internal and external factors impacting social and solidarity economy organizations in their social innovation process and presents a set of policy recommendations to unlock their potential.
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.
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.
Alternative Delivery Channels Can Help Financial Service Providers and Customers Navigate the Pandemic
How cashless transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa can be improved and expanded