financial inclusion

By Sam Mendelson and Daniel Rozas, April 2018.

With the growing maturity of the microfinance industry, a question that has come into sharper focus is how social investors committed to advancing responsible finance practices should “exit responsibly” from the microfinance institutions (MFIs) – and, increasingly, the broader category of financial service providers (FSPs) and other companies working in financial inclusion – in which they have invested.

European Microfinance Award 2017
Microfinance for Housing: Building New Foundations in Housing Microfinance

By Sam Mendelson, April 2018.

Building New Foundations in Housing Microfinance, presents the outcomes of the European Microfinance Award 2017, on Microfinance for Housing. It draws on the fascinating and diverse housing programmes of the 2017 Award winner and semi-finalists and distills the varied initiatives into seven factors for success.

Financial inclusion for refugees

European Microfinance Award 2016 - Microfinance and Access to Education: Investing in Tomorrow

Given the importance of the financial barriers in accessing quality education, microfinance can play an important role in supporting the education system in developing countries. The European Microfinance Award 2016 sought to ask and solicit practical answers to a number of questions, including:

16th - 18th November 2016, Abbaye de Neumunster, Luxembourg