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Author: Tim Nourse, Making Cents International. On March 16 th , e-MFP was pleased to open applications for the Luxembourg Award for Inclusive Finance (LAIF) 2026 (formerly the European Microfinance Award), on the topic of ‘Unlocking Youth-Inclusive Finance’. This 17th edition of the Award, launched in 2005 by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, is jointly organised by the Ministry, e-MFP, and the Inclus

Author: Audrey Joubert, Advans International. Across Africa, agriculture contributes 32 percent to Africa's GDP   and employs 65 percent of the labour force on the continent, according to the World Bank. That notwithstanding, the people who drive the sector, smallholder farmers, rural entrepreneurs, and cooperatives, are part of the most financially excluded communities on the continent. Data from the International Telecommunications Union  (ITU) shows that in 2024, interne

Author: Caterina Giordano, Alterfin. In the last of our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives taking place in 2025, Caterina Giordano of Alterfin reflects on three decades of cooperative finance rooted in people rather than profit. Drawing on its experience as a Belgian cooperative investor in sustainable family farming and microfinance, the post introduces the concept of “human yield” — a cooperative-driven approach to measuring impact that places d

Author: Andrea Camargo, World Food Programme (WFP). On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025...

Author: Sam Mendelson, e-MFP GLI Action Group Lead. Over the past decade, gender lens investing (GLI) has become a widely embraced...

Authors: Emmanuel Gagnerot & Adèle Voyeux, SIDI. In the eighth in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives,...

Authors: Sabbir Patel & Matthew Genazzini. In the seventh in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, Sabbir...

Author: Michaël de Groot, Rabo Rural Fund . In the sixth in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, Michaël...

Author: Oikocredit. In the fifth in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, Oikocredit shares lessons from...

Author: Gevorg Aboyan, Jinishian Memorial Foundation. In the fourth in our blog series to celebrate the International Year of...

Authors: Douglas P. Daura & Nihar Jangle, GIZ. On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025  on...

Author: Craig Churchill, ILO. On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025  on ‘Building...