USD 26.5 million to bridge energy gaps in sub-Saharan Africa
October 03 | 2023 Oikocredit will invest USD 26.5 million towards renewable energy infrastructure in sub-Saharan African communities over the next four years. The funds will go towards energy generating assets and productive use equipment. full storyHow impact investing empowers women: Interview with Oikocredit’s Adama Bah
September 27 | 2023 As we publish Oikocredit’s 2023 Impact Report, Adama Bah, Social Performance Analyst at Oikocredit, shares her insights on women’s leadership and gender diversity in impact investing. full storyOikocredit Impact Report 2023 indicates we are making a difference at scale
September 20 | 2023 Most comprehensive impact statement to date reports on UN Sustainable Development Goals, capacity building, carbon footprint and more. full storyFinancial inclusion: How does Oikocredit select its partners?
September 14 | 2023 Globally, 1.4 billion adults lack access to basic financial services, with the majority being women. Financial inclusion aims to create opportunities for this group of unbanked individuals. full storyIntroducing an update to Oikocredit’s Participation Terms
September 01 | 2023 Oikocredit is updating the terms and conditions that govern investments to reflect the cooperative's new capital-raising model. The update will come into effect on 1 October 2023. full storySupporting Peruvian MSEs through digital lending
August 24 | 2023 Oikocredit joins US$ 5 million Pre-Series A round into Peruvian financial technology company (fintech) Prestamype to support micro and small businesses in Peru. full storyQ2 2023 quarterly report: Results holding up in a challenging context
August 23 | 2023 Four times a year Oikocredit publishes key facts and figures on the previous quarter. Here we provide our investors and others with additional background context on developments during the second quarter of 2023. full storyFinancial inclusion – what is a fair interest rate?
August 17 | 2023 When it comes to microlending to vulnerable communities, the question of interest rates often arises. Are the rates that borrowers pay to the lenders fair? full storyOikocredit, IDB Invest and Cooperativa Jardín Azuayo announce groundbreaking diversity and inclusion social bond
August 01 | 2023 Combined US$ 20 million investment will increase the Ecuadorian savings and credit cooperative’s services for women and low-income entrepreneurs. full storyOikocredit invests in Witti Finances to support financial inclusion in Côte d’Ivoire
July 31 | 2023 Oikocredit’s € 3 million loan will enable the Ivorian microfinance institution to expand and enhance its financial services. full storyNew Oikocredit loan helps light up about 40,000 homes in Côte d'Ivoire
July 27 | 2023 Social enterprise Baobab+ Côte d’Ivoire will expand access to renewable energy and digital products in Africa, with € 1.2 million in new funding from Oikocredit full storyNew partnership improves finance for water and sanitation in Cambodia
July 18 | 2023 Oikocredit and Aqua for All are partnering to support Chamroeun Microfinance to develop a loan portfolio for private water operators in Cambodia. This blended finance agreement will help increase the much-needed flow of private capital and accelerate access to water and sanitation in Cambodia’s low-income communities. full storyOikocredit Live: Combatting Climate Change with Sustainable Solutions for Low-Income Communities
July 10 | 2023 The second edition of the Oikocredit Live event series, held on 13 June 2023, turned the spotlight on the pressing issue of climate change and its profound impact on low-income communities. The event featured two Oikocredit partners: Norandino, a cooperative based in Peru that supports sustainable agriculture, and BURN, a Kenya-based organisation that designs, manufactures, and distributes fuel-efficient cooking products. full storyOikocredit leads US$ 2.5 million extension funding round for Uruguayan fintech partner Bankingly
June 29 | 2023 This follow-on equity investment reinforces Oikocredit’s commitment to support digital financial services in emerging markets. Social impact investor Oikocredit has invested US$1.5 million in a ... full storyHow impact investing can bridge the MSME funding gap
June 27 | 2023 Micro, small and medium enterprises are essential to the global economy, but they can’t access financial services easily. Here we look at their importance and at how Oikocredit and other impact investors are stepping in to address the problem. full storyOikocredit and Ueno join forces to promote Paraguayan women’s empowerment
June 22 | 2023 € 4.5 million Oikocredit loan will support women-led micro, small and medium enterprises in Paraguay full storyOikocredit holds 47th annual general meeting
June 16 | 2023 On 9 June 2023, Oikocredit convened its annual general meeting (AGM) in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Members, member representatives and others joined the meeting in person and virtually from various locations via a virtual conferencing platform and employed an electronic voting mechanism. full storyUnaitas: 30 years of impact investing for success
June 15 | 2023 Longstanding Oikocredit partner Unaitas has helped more than 5,000 small and medium businesses and over 50,000 individuals in agriculture and other sectors since the coronavirus outbreak. As they celebrate 30 years of impact investing, we celebrate their story. full storyEnhancing our mission: Mirjam 't Lam on the new way to invest
June 12 | 2023 Oikocredit recently introduced a new capital-raising model in most of the countries where it attracts investments. The new model allows any eligible individual or organisation to invest directly in the cooperative. Oikocredit's Managing Director, Mirjam 't Lam, shares her insight on how the cooperative's new capital-raising model came to be. full storyCultivating Prosperity: Kyazanga Farmers' Cooperative Society Leverages IFIL Loan for Substantial Growth
June 07 | 2023 In the heart of Uganda, a thriving agricultural cooperative not only cultivates maize, beans, and coffee but also reaps a bountiful harvest of success. full storyQ1 2023 quarterly report: A positive start to the year
May 31 | 2023 Four times a year Oikocredit publishes key facts and figures on the previous quarter. Here we provide our investors and others with additional background context on developments during the first quarter of 2023. full storyOikocredit Live: Combatting Climate Change.
May 25 | 2023 An online event with Norandino and BURN on 13 June 2023Climate change is having a profound impact on agriculture. Smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers face challenges such as droughts, floods, and diseases affecting their crops. What can farmers do to adapt to these changes? And can our partner organisations in the renewable energy sector help mitigate the effects of climate change? full story
Adama Bah: When women lead, business performance improves
May 23 | 2023 Oikocredit’s work in promoting gender diversity and women’s leadership is in the spotlight. FinDev Gateway, a knowledge platform for the global financial inclusion community, interviewed our Social Performance Analyst Adama Bah recently. full storyOikocredit updates NAV calculation
May 22 | 2023 New NAV metric ensures all investor participations are treated equally, regardless of currency. full story
Cafédirect CEO: How Fairtrade creates a better life for farmers and a better cup of coffee for you
May 12 | 2023 From bananas and flowers, coffee and wine, to textile and composites, you see the Fairtrade label on a wide range of products today. Buying Fairtrade directly improves farmer’s lives around the world even as volatile prices and climate change threatens their livelihoods, John Steel, CEO of the alternative trading coffee company Cafédirect, told us ahead of World Fairtrade Day this week. full storyOikocredit invites members to AGM on June 9 in Amersfoort
May 09 | 2023 Hybrid Annual General Meeting format for 2023 will support equal participation opportunities for all members. full storyAward-winning Fonkoze brings healthcare and hope to low-income Haitian communities
May 04 | 2023 Oikocredit’s award-winning Haitian microfinance partner Fonkoze is using its European Microfinance Award prize money to step up its community healthcare services in some of the most isolated parts of rural Haiti. full storyOikocredit Live: how do digital surveys measure social impact?
April 26 | 2023 In our first Oikocredit Live event, participants learned what Oikocredit and its partner organisations do to improve the effectiveness of social impact in the sector of microfinance. The Executive Director of Finca Perú, Iris Lanao, also shared insights into the work of the microfinance institution. full storyResults for 2022: Oikocredit confident about staying at the forefront of impact investing
April 12 | 2023 Oikocredit has today published its Annual Report and financial statements for 2022, reporting on solid financial and social results and other achievements during the year. full storyQ4 2022 quarterly report: Continuing progress
April 11 | 2023 Four times a year Oikocredit publishes key facts and figures on the previous quarter. Here we provide our investors and others with additional background context on developments during the fourth quarter of 2022. full storyFusion Microfinance: Giving wings to clients’ dreams
April 06 | 2023 On 15 November 2022, Fusion Microfinance Ltd, a longtime Oikocredit partner, completed an initial public offering (IPO) listing in India. full storyFrom Outreach to Impact: Oikocredit drives forward positive social impact with Client Self-Perception Survey
April 04 | 2023 Strengthening the end client's voice is a crucial aspect of Oikocredit’s efforts to push the frontiers of social impact. full storyOikocredit’s new capital-raising model in effect for existing investors in Canada
April 01 | 2023 Under the new model, existing investors in Canada have been made direct investors in Oikocredit via participations. full storyKenya: ideal conditions for solar installations
March 23 | 2023 In early 2022, Oikocredit invested € 5 million in renewable energy company ecoligo, which operates in emerging markets worldwide from its headquarters in Berlin. Oikocredit recently spoke with Claudia Rothe, ecoligo’s Head of Fundraising, about the solar specialists’ work, especially in Kenya. [1] full storyOikocredit Live: Learning from the Voices of Finca Perú and its Beneficiaries An online event with Finca Perú on 28 March 2023
March 21 | 2023 Are you curious about Oikocredit’s digital end-client survey? Want to learn more about the microfinance institution Finca Perú and its focus on empowering women? full storyHow low-income women are creating change in Honduras
March 15 | 2023 About 57% of Prisma Honduras’ women clients say their business is the main source of household income. General Manager Lourdes Valeriano explains how the MFI is promoting gender equality in Central America. full storyOikocredit launches a new capital-raising model
March 01 | 2023 OIKOCREDIT, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A. (Oikocredit) has launched its new capital-raising model, which is going to allow any eligible organisations and individuals to invest directly in the cooperative. full storyOikocredit has launched first phase of new capital-raising model for existing investors in Canada
February 28 | 2023 Under the new model, Oikocredit will issue participations instead of shares. Canadian investors will see their existing investments transferred to the new model in two phases. full storyOikocredit confirms changes to capital-raising model for existing investors in Canada
February 15 | 2023 Under the new model, Oikocredit will issue participations instead of shares. Canadian investors will see their existing investments transferred to the new model in two phases. full storyOikocredit confirms implementation of new capital-raising model
February 15 | 2023 OIKOCREDIT, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A. (Oikocredit) will begin implementing its new capital-raising model on 1 March 2023, which is going to allow any eligible organisations and individuals to invest directly in the cooperative. full storyAn Indonesian food entrepreneur’s journey: Sanah’s story
February 09 | 2023 Indonesia has a vibrant network of women entrepreneurs, but lack of access to working capital can prevent growth and scaling-up. As Valentine’s Day approaches, we celebrate one entrepreneur who has turned Indonesia’s love for krupuk into a thriving business. full storyOikocredit and Triodos IM provide € 10 million Tier II capital to Bridge Bank Group Côte d’Ivoire
February 06 | 2023 The Ivorian bank, an affiliate of Bridge Group West Africa, finances local small and medium enterprises and supports job creation in the region full storyMyCredit and Oikocredit US$ 2.6 million partnership to fund SMEs in Kenya
February 02 | 2023 This loan facility from Oikocredit will support Kenyan financial company MyCredit to offer affordable, medium-term financing to local SMEs full storyOikocredit invests US$ 5 million in Yellow to support solar energy in Africa
January 31 | 2023 Yellow will use Oikocredit loan to provide electricity and mobile connections to more households in Africa full storyCreating more positive change! Interview with Dave Smit
January 25 | 2023 In October 2022 Dave Smit joined Oikocredit as Director of Impact Investments. Here he reflects on his first 100 days and the fact that low-income people in developing countries are hit hard by global headwinds. full storyOikocredit Equity partner Avanti wins prestigious Indian award
January 24 | 2023 Oikocredit’s equity partner Avanti Finance has received the coveted Fintech Innovation for Financial Inclusion Award as part of the Inclusive Finance India Awards. full storyProjects in Action with Banco da Familia
January 10 | 2023 Oikocredit works with partners across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean to support low-income communities, create social impact and build resilient and sustainable businesses. We ... full storyBeing mindful about adding value and realising impact is essential for Oikocredit’s success
January 03 | 2023 Oikocredit’s Managing Director, Mirjam ‘t Lam, shares her thoughts as the New Year begins. full storyCreating a sustainable future [video]
December 21 | 2022 This new video featuring our partner Ecozen is sure to encourage you this holiday season. See how their work in renewable energy and agriculture impacts local farmers in India. full storyOikocredit sold equity investment in Indian microfinance institution Fusion
December 19 | 2022 Oikocredit’s investment has supported Fusion’s successful growth into a microfinance provider to more than 2.9 million mainly rural low-income women. full story