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If 2020 was the most challenging year in e-MFP's history, 2021 comes a close second. This annual activity report provides a summary to our members of what we have been doing this year – from Covid-specific workstreams to Action Groups, publications and new communications models – and to put these activities in the context of what e-MFP has planned for the future, always ensuring that everything we do is responsive to the concerns, ideas and priorities of our members and the financial inclusion sector at large.

e-MFP is looking for an Advisor to support the European Microfinance Award 2022 which will focus on financial inclusion for women and its aim is to highlight financial inclusion initiatives that go beyond traditional outreach metrics and instead focus on women's needs, hopes and challenges - and respond accordingly. Deadline to apply is 13th December 2021.

The European Microfinance Platform is delighted to announce the publication of 'The First Wealth is Health', the latest in its annual series of publications that condense the themes and pull together the outstanding cases and factors for success from that year’s European Microfinance Award (EMA). For almost everyone in the world this year, health care has been at the forefront of their minds. Covid-19 has put all countries’ health care systems under a microscope, and one legacy of the pandemic will undoubtedly be a re-thinking of how all societies take care of their most vulnerable people. 'The First Wealth is Health' condenses the themes, pulls together the outstanding cases and factors for success from the 2021 European Microfinance Award on Inclusive Finance and Health Care.

Over 500 participants took part in online EMW2020, from over 60 countries; Over 130 speakers across 55 sessions over several thematic streams

Many thanks to our media partners and the Luxembourg press for the excellent coverage of EMW2021

European Microfinance Week (#EMW2021), online for the second consecutive year, concluded Friday with a plenary entitled Crisis and opportunity – where do we go from here?’ in which a panel of senior speakers representing different stakeholder groups looked back over the period of the pandemic and discussed what changes – better or worse – will endure.

Three financial service providers from the South were in the running to receive the 2021 European Microfinance Award, which focused this year on projects that promote access for vulnerable populations to high-quality healthcare at an affordable price.

Missed some IF25 sessions? Catch up on the video recordings and presentations now.

sharing presentations from IF25

Thanks to the record 760 attendees from 69 countries who joined us in Luxembourg and online

The Heads of the e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate-Smart Finance Action Group, Natalia Realpe Carrillo and Davide Forcella, are pleased to invite you to a webinar series this Thursday, November 11, at 4 pm CET. Agustín Vitórica, founder and Co-CEO of GAWA Capital will share his experience on the role of social impact funds in promoting green strategies in the microfinance sector.

Nos complace anunciar la publicación de la versión española del Financial Inclusion Compass 2021, la cuarta edición de una serie diseñada para recoger las opiniones de la industria sobre las nuevas tendencias a corto, medio y largo plazo en el sector de la inclusión financiera.

For the second straight year, European Microfinance Week 2021 is online. Opening today, the annual conference typically welcomes over 500 professionals to Luxembourg from around the world leading global experts, opinion-leaders, policy-makers and investors from the financial inclusion sector.

El Grupo de Acción para las Finanzas Verdes Inclusivas y Climáticamente Inteligentes de la Plataforma Europea de las Microfinanzas (GICSF AG) está organizando cursos de formación en línea sobre el Green Index 3.0 para los proveedores de servicios financieros (PSF) interesados en saber más sobre la evaluación y la gestión del rendimiento de las finanzas verdes inclusivas. La formación incluirá la recopilación de datos sobre el rendimiento medioambiental de los PSF y se impartirá en tres idiomas (en inglés el 8 de noviembre, en español el 10 de noviembre y en francés el 12 de noviembre).

Le Groupe d'Action de l’e-MFP « Finance verte inclusive et intelligente face au climat » (GICSF AG) organise des formations en ligne sur le Green Index 3.0 pour les prestataires de services financiers (PSF) désireux d'en savoir plus sur l'évaluation et la gestion de la performance de la finance verte inclusive. La formation inclura la collecte de données sur la performance environnementale des PSF et se déroulera en trois langues (en anglais le 8 Nov, en espagnol le 10 novembre et en français le 12 novembre).

Get updated on the latest client protection developments in the industry! A lot has happened since the closure of the Smart Campaign in late 2020--in particular, the launch of the CERISE + SPTF Client Protection Pathway. The CP Pathway, the new Client Protection Certification program, and the resources available to support financial service providers will be explained.

The Green Inclusive and Climate-Smart Finance Action Group (GICSF AG) is organizing online trainings on the Green Index 3.0 for FSPs interested to know more about the assessment and management of green inclusive finance performance. The training will include data gathering on FSPs environmental performance.

e-MFP is pleased to announce the launch of the first EMW 2021 Training Days, conducted within the framework of European Microfinance Week 2021. Taking place on the 15th and 16th of November, this is an online training programme, hosted and convened by e-MFP, aiming to bring our members and other financial inclusion actors together to build capacity, reduce knowledge and skills gaps, and learn from some of the world's best training providers in the digital and financial inclusion sector.

C’est avec plaisir que nous vous annonçons la publication de la version française du Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 - le quatrième d'une série visant à recueillir les opinions du secteur sur les tendances émergentes à court, moyen et long terme dans le secteur de l'inclusion financière.

We are pleased to announce that the 7th European Research Conference on Microfinance will take place on 20-22 June 2022 at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. The conference is organised by the Glasgow Caledonian University in collaboration with the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP).