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Published 20 Mar 2023

OPINION: DESPITE GAINS, FINANCIAL INCLUSION REMAINS CRUCIAL

In this opinion piece published in the Business Daily Africa, Fund Engagement Partner at KPMG East Africa, Smita Sanghrajka discusses the positive growth and impacts of financial inclusion on market sectors and rural lives.

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Published 13 Mar 2023

PRESS RELEASE: THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION FUND FOR RURAL PROSPERITY UNLOCKS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES

Over five million people living in underserved, rural, or agricultural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa have been introduced to and benefited from access to innovative credit, savings, and transaction-based products and services over the last eight years through the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity.

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Published 01 Feb 2023

THE KEY ROLE OF GENDER FOCUS IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION

 

Financial inclusion is a crucial component in the quest to elevate the role of women in the economies of Africa, and women are increasingly playing a role in growing the continent’s largest sector, agriculture.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

IMPACT STUDIES

To assess the kind of impact being made by some of the Fund participants, a number of impact verification studies have been conducted over 2021 and 2022 and are summarised in this report.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

PROVIDING AGRICULTURAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES TO SMALLHOLDER FARMERS

Fabien Gahungu shares insights on working with Prothem and how they company has managed to collaborate with smallholder farmers to get them to achieve better income and livelihoods.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

PENETRATING AGENCY BANKING IN RURAL DRC

During a recent interview with the Fund, Djedje Kungula shares his journey on working for Equity Bank BCDC on the Fund supported project.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

APPLYING TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND COOPERATIVES IN GHANA

In a recent interview, Elorm Allavi, Co-founder and CEO of SyeComp, speaks to the journey his company has been on to support smallholder farmers in Ghana through technology and financial access.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MALI TO BECOME ASSET OWNERS

Listening to Mame Dior Ndiaye, it is easy to feel passionate about using affordable Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solutions to deliver energy and financial solutions to rural communities in Mali. Mame recently gave us some insights into her journey and that of Baobab Plus.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

THE CHALLENGING TASK OF GATHERING EVIDENCE AND EVALUATING IMPACT

The broad geographic focus and diversity of business models supported by the Fund are some of its greatest strengths, but also made the task of gathering evidence and evaluating impact a demanding assignment.

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Published 15 Dec 2022

A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION

Peter Materu, Chief Program Officer at Mastercard Foundation shares this message showing how the Fund has supported the Foundation vision and outlining what the Foundation itself has learned and gained

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