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The Challenges of Rural Financial Inclusion in Africa Today and How to Overcome Them

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

Mar 3

Building A Resilient Future: How WFP’s Inclusive Risk Financing Work Is Strengthening Resilience By Advancing Financial Inclusion For The Most Vulnerable

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

Sep 10, 2025

Strengthening Resilience Through Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance: Lessons from Zambia’s Contract Farming Model

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

Jun 17, 2025

Just One Tool In The Toolbox: How We Can And Must Design Integrated Insurance Solutions To Build Resilience

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

Jun 10, 2025

Beyond Affordability: Behavioural Barriers to Uptake of Inclusive Insurance

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

May 21, 2025

How Do We Create Profitable Solutions That Solve The Insurance Protection Gap For The Next Billion People? Thoughts From One Of The Industry’s Founding Fathers

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

Apr 17, 2025

MFIs and Microinsurance: A Natural Partnership

Author: Solène Favre, VisionFund International. On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European Microfinance Award (EMA) 2025...

Apr 1, 2025

An Evolving Landscape: Microinsurance, Resilience, and the European Microfinance Award 2025

Authors: Matthew Genazzini and Asier Achutegui, Microinsurance Network. On March 12th, e-MFP was pleased to launch the European...

Mar 13, 2025

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise Kids: Mitigating the Risk of Child Labor through Health Financing

Authors: Bobbi Gray & Amelia Kuklewicz. Health shocks can lead to failures of businesses, clients leaving their financial service...

Sep 21, 2021

Hospital Cash: a Game-Changer for Enabling Financial Inclusion in the Post-COVID Economy

Author: Gilles Renouil. The second in a series of blog contributions throughout this year to complement the European Microfinance Award...

May 31, 2021

Five to Thrive! Embedding Health in Financial Services

Authors: Craig Churchill & Lisa Morgan. Kicking off a series of blog contributions throughout this year to complement the European...

Apr 19, 2021