 A LOCAL CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN GHANA A new partnership between UN Capital Development Fund, Emergent Payments (EP) and Strategic Impact Advisors (SIA) keeps the momentum of the GrEEn Project going by introducing an innovative crowdfunding platform called FundRaising Africa. -Read more – |
NEWS TEAM EUROPE SUPPORTS ACP COUNTRIES TO ACCESS FINANCE THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY The European Commission, together with the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), has signed a new initiative of €14.5 million UNCDF to unlock the potential of digital finance to benefit more than 600,000 women, youth and entrepreneurs across African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. – Read more –  COVID-19 UNEARTHS INGENUITY AND INNOVATION FROM UGANDAN STARTUPS Kampala Innovation Week 2020 was organized around the theme of resilience and recovery for the startup ecosystem. The pandemic demonstrated the power of startups to swiftly devise solutions for contemporary issues and global challenges. – Read more – PUBLICATIONS  LEARNINGS FROM DIGITALIZATION OF DAIRY VALUE CHAIN IN NEPAL With more than 66 percent of Nepalese dependent on agriculture, the introduction of digital financial services (DFS) offerings in the agriculture sector became essential for not only expanding the ecosystem of DFS but also to ensure progressive growth of access to finance in rural areas. The UNCDF partnership with Prabhu Management on dairy digitalization is a prime example of an innovative and sustainable solution in the value chain benefiting various stakeholders in rural areas who were previously deprived of accessible financial services. It serves as an excellent model for digitalization of other value chains in the agriculture sector, offering rich insights and learnings for reaching out to small-holder farmers and rural entrepreneurs. – Read more –  DIGITAL COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURS TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL GAP IN RURAL UGANDA The Digital Community Entrepreneur (DCE) model is one of the innovative business models by UNCDF to reach last mile populations in a sustainable way. The model is premised on using young farmers with high business acumen and a support management structure to improve digital and financial literacy. By driving the uptake of digital financial services, the usage of other digital innovations and digital literacy, the model contributes to increased farm productivity, improved farm management, access to energy, improved access to markets, and consequently increased incomes for rural farmers. – Read more – VIDEO  REMITTANCES: THE GATEWAY PRODUCT FOR MIGRANTS’ FINANCIAL INCLUSION Remittances are very important to some families and countries. Check out our latest video that describes how remittances move now, what needs to change, and what UNCDF is doing about it. – Watch here – UPCOMING WEBINAR  ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MSMEs IN ASIA AND AFRICA Join our colleague Mike McCaffrey, Regional Digital Hub Manager for East and Southern Africa, along with panelists from MicroSave, MetLife Foundation, and the Swiss Capacity Building Facility to discuss financial inclusion for the last-mile and the pandemic’s impact on MSMEs. – Register here – WE’RE READING The Edge Markets – Cover Story: Tackling the SDGs with Tech World Bank – Innovation and Digital Transformation in the Financial Sector in Malawi FinDev Gateway – Gendered Social Norms in Financial Inclusion VACANCIES AND REQUESTS FOR APPLICATION Programme Manager Digital Finance (P4) – Brussels, Belgium. Apply by 8 February. RFA – Demand Side Research on Migrants – Institution/Home-based. Apply by 28 February. UNCDF General Internship Call – Data Analytics and Research – Bangkok, Thailand. Apply by 21 September. |
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