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Published 05 Sep 2019
The Fund Visits Easy Solar in Sierra Leone
Fund Project Manager, Grace Njoroge and Grants Associate, Martha Ouma visited Easy Solar, a Fund supported project recently. The objective of the visit was mainly to assess high level project progress.
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Published 03 Sep 2019
Breakfast with Reeta Roy in Accra, Ghana
Read about Mastercard Foundation CEO’s one-on-one discussions with Fund participants in Accra, Ghana.
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Published 11 Jun 2019
20/20 Blog: Capturing industry learnings to turn hindsight into foresight
Explore the various lessons learned by the Fund and how findings from the Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab will help improve support for innovative businesses in rural Africa.
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Published 07 Jun 2019
VIDEO: Fund support enables flexible credit model for SolarNow to empower Ugandan farmers
Watch how SolarNow’s flexible credit model is helping rural farmers in Uganda.
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Published 11 Apr 2019
The Impact of Big Data on Improving Digital Finance for Smallholder Agriculture in Africa
First Access has investigated the impact of big data on the efficiency of digital financial services for rural communities through detailed case studies, with several insightful results that could improve decision-making for smallholder farmers in Africa.
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Published 10 Apr 2019
Creating an Interconnected Financial Ecosystem to Promote Active Use of Financial Products
Harleen Thati, the Fund’s Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, writes on how creating integrated financial systems can help reach a wider consumer base in rural communities, thereby stimulating rural economies and helping alleviate poverty on the continent.
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Published 25 Mar 2019
Harnessing Mobile Connectivity to Promote Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Project Manager for Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity, Kevin Genga, analyzes how mobile connectivity can be used to increase support of agribusinesses, fintechs and financial service providers in order to boost productivity and alleviate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Published 05 Mar 2019
Press Release: Five Companies to receive approximately $4.4 million support from the Fund
Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity has announced that five companies with projects in Burundi, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, and Zambia will receive a collective sum of US$4,438,551 to implement their projects that will improve the lives of poor people living in rural areas of Africa.
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Published 04 Feb 2019
Webinar: Taking Stock of Alternative Credit Scoring
Read key notes about the role and progress of alternative credit scoring systems in financial inclusion.
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