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The next edition will take place in Lomé (Togo) from October 16-20, 2023. Take part in the largest inclusive finance event in Africa! The SAM is a biennial 5-day event dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa. What is SAM? SAM is the African Microfinance Week, known by the French acronym for « Semaine […]

Since 2006, ADA, with the support of its partners, has been organising the Midi de la microfinance (Microfinance Lunch Break), a one-hour conference-debate on a current topic in microfinance and sustainable finance. Online or in person, the event is open free of charge to anyone who wishes to participate. All you need to do is register online. […]

*The deadline for application is February 18th The Agricultural and Rural Finance (FAR) training programme is designed for managers of financial institutions and other inclusive finance actors in Africa who wish to develop financial products and services for the agricultural sector. It is organised by ADA (Appui au développement autonome), the Ministry of Foreign and […]

Registration Please send the form below to tisiana.baguet@houseoftraining.lu by 28th February 2022. This online training will be free of charge for the 22 selected candidates. By taking part in this training, you will:  Learn with experts based in the Luxembourgish financial centre Gain insights into the experience of other MFI representatives Learn how to us a Risk Management […]

Launched in January 2017, the Certificate in Law and Regulation of Inclusive Finance is a joint project of the ADA Chair in Financial Law (Inclusive Finance) at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg, with ADA and the European Investment Bank Institute. Dedicated to regulators, intermediaries and other inclusive financial […]

The general objective of the 13th edition of the Excellence in Risk Management in Microfinance training course is to enable CEOs and senior executives of large MFIs to understand the crucial importance of risk management by understanding its mechanisms. in order to establish, as a finality, a real culture of risk management in their institutions. The different […]

The African Microfinance Week (SAM -Semaine africaine de la microfinance in French) is a conference dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa that takes place every two years. After the launch of the 1st SAM in 2013 in Arusha (Tanzania), a 2nd edition in 2015 in Dakar (Senegal), a 3rd in 2017 in […]

Wednesday 9 June 2021 12.00 – 13.00  (UTC+2)/ on Zoom Translation from French to English.  To better understand the impact of the pandemic on MFIs and their clients, ADA, in association with the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Inpulse, launched waves of surveys to monitor and analyze the effects of the crisis among its partners in […]

A one-week digital acceleration bootcamp to prepare for investment Open to 15 inclusive FinTech focusing on financial inclusion in Africa from May 19th to 28th, 2021. Recognised as the largest microfinance centre in the European Union and one of the most innovative countries in the Eurozone, Luxembourg is THE European destination for FinTech to flourish. […]

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL FINANCE TRAINING PROGRAMME (FAR 2021) ***Blended learning (online + in-person)*** NEW: English edition Online session – 17 May to 11 June 2021 – 30 places available > In-person session – October 2021 – 15 places available Registration/admission: please visit the website linked below to access the eligibility criteria and the registration form which must be completed by […]

6 May 2021 (10:00 – 11:00 CEST) The webinar will cover: How EMN & ADA propose to look at Financial Health issues of micro-entrepreneurs How micro-entrepreneurs can be assisted in dealing with financial issues Speakers Nicola Benaglio (EMN) Mathilde Bauwin (ADA) Klaas Molenaar (Timpoc Consultants)

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 15:00-17:00 (Rome time, GMT+2) The Coaching Programme was launched in 2017 by ADA and FAO (under the Capacity Building in Rural Finance (CABFIN), a partnership comprising the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the German Society for International Co-operation (GIZ), the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), […]

Launched in January 2017, the Certificate in Law and Regulation of Inclusive Finance is a joint project of the ADA Chair in Financial Law (Inclusive Finance) at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg, with ADA and the European Investment Bank Institute. Aimed at regulators, intermediaries and other inclusive financial […]

Digital Finance, Mobile money and other emerging technological innovations deeply transform the way MFIs serve and monitor their clients. Furthermore, the current Covid-19 crisis has created both opportunities and risks for the inclusive finance sector which started to develop and adopt innovative practices to deal with it. There is now room for new models beyond […]

The African Microfinance Week (referred to as the SAM, based on the French acronym) is a major conference dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa that takes place every two years. The main ambition of the SAM is to provide a unified African platform for exchange on the microfinance issues facing the African […]

2019 is an important year for ADA as they celebrate their 25th anniversary and organize the fourth edition of the SAM, African Microfinance Week, in October in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which will focus on the real impact of inclusive finance.   Thus this year’s 46th Midi de la Microfinance et de l’inclusion financière will be linked with these two important events. Discussions […]

The African Microfinance Week  is a conference organised by the African networks AMT (African Microfinance Transparency), MAIN (Microfinance African Institutions Network) and AFRACA (African Rural & Agricultural Credit Association) and by ADA with the support of the Luxembourg Cooperation. During the conference, the participants will: meet the decision makers, public and private lenders, MFI directors and microfinance investors; build new […]

ADA would like to examine recent challenges faced by designers of African SMEs. During their next “Midi de la microfinance et de l’inclusion financière” they will show and discuss two films. These “micro-features on Microfinance” are concrete examples of entrepreneurs from different parts of the continent who have succeeded in creating jobs or even social […]