Organisation

Alterfin cvba
Organisation general information
Organisation name: 
Alterfin cvba
Founding year: 
1994
Country: 
Belgium
Total number of staff: 
26
Resources dedicated to microfinance: 
11
Percentage of microfinance activities: 
Between 50 and 70%
Type of organisation: 
For profit
 
Financial institution, Cooperative company investing its own capital and managing funds for other institutions
Organisation's contact person
Contact person: 
Ms. Irène Angot
Address: 
Chaussée de Haecht 159
B-1030
Brussels
Belgium
Phone: 
+32 (2) 896 49 37
Organisation summary
Mission: 

ALTERFIN’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, PREDOMINANTLY IN RURAL AREAS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, ALTERFIN PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL SERVICES TO ITS PARTNERS BY:
1.    RAISING FUNDS, MAINLY FROM INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTIONS;
2.    STRUCTURING AND PROMOTING ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS;
3.    NETWORKING WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANISATIONS.
IN THIS WAY, ALTERFIN CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

Type of intervention: 
  • Equity
  • Loans
Countries of intervention: 
Africa
Asia
South America
Areas of intervention: 
  • Macro level: Supervision
  • Intermediate level: Rural finance, Value chain development, Social impact/performance
  • Micro level: Capital/equity investments
  • Other themes: Impact and performances studies, Sector mapping
Main competences: 

ALTERFIN PROVIDES:
-    MEDIUM/LONG TERM DEBT
-    EQUITY (MOSTLY THROUGH SPECIFIC FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT)
-    TA (MOSTLY THROUGH SPECIFIC FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT)
ALTERFIN FOCUSES ON:
-    MFIS ACTIVE IN RURAL AREAS
-    MFIS WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS FINANCING
-    TIER 1/2/3 WITH STRONGER FOCUS ON 2 AND 3

Please indicate any innovations in your microfinance program planned for the coming year: 

-    CLIMATE RESILIENCE FINANCING THROUGH MFIS
-    ACTIVE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL FINANCING THROUGH MFIS

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