International Coffee Day takes place every 1 October. It’s a day to appreciate the hard work of coffee growers around the world and to renew efforts to ensure that they earn a fair income for their efforts. There can be no better day to drink a cup of sustainable and fair trade coffee with friends and family!

African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (AGF) is enhancing its loan guarantee to Oikocredit by US$ 25 million, bringing its total 10-year loan guarantee to US$ 43 million. Oikocredit will use the additional guarantee to increase lending to partners across Africa with higher risks, such as small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs). 

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are jointly sponsoring a $55 million credit guarantee with Maanaveeya, our subsidiary in India, and other lenders to support the Indian agriculture sector hit by Covid-19.

DATE: Friday, October 22, 2021
TIME: 10-11 am ET

Join us for an informal roundtable discussion (online) with members of leading cooperatives on the Co-op Week theme “Embracing the Future with Cooperation.”

The last two years has been challenging for all communities, including the cooperative community. Co-op Week is a time to reflect and share insights on how cooperatives can innovate and collaborate for a sustainable and equitable future. 

REGISTER HERE 

The United Church of Canada (UCC) is one of more than 500 church-related members of Oikocredit International.  Each of those members holds a financial investment in Oikocredit ranging from a few hundred dollars to millions of dollars. Hans van Nie writes about the UCC and Oikocredit's beginning and journey so far.

Oikocredit Canada and Oikocredit US jointly organized a webinar on the launch of Oikocredit International's 2021 Impact Report on September 24, 2021. The webinar discussed the role impact investors in the COVID-19 recovery. 

In case you missed it, read the blog for the key takeaways of the one-hour webinar or watch the recording. 

Oikocredit published its Impact Report 2021. In this report you can learn all about Oikocredit’s social impact: how we measure it, what this looks like in our focus sectors and regions, our capacity building support and more.