Events

All applications must be submitted by 23:59 hours (IST) on 01 August, 2022 using the UNCDF e-investment platform. UNCDF ‘s Financial Health programme (FHP) has partnered with the Government of Odisha to strengthen the financial lives of women entrepreneurs under the aegis of Mission Shakti Programme- a state government initiative to empower women through organizing them in self-help groups (SHGs). […]

June 29–30, 2022 Istanbul, Turkey As we emerge from the pandemic, we’re eager to reconnect, discuss our concerns and share new perspectives—which is why this event will focus on microfinance investment landscape and opportunities, important sector updates, and the latest approaches to gender, green finance, technological challenges and financial inclusion of refugees and migrants. Over […]

11.00-16.00 hours (Bangkok time) A High Level (Virtual) Regional Event was organized to present how digitalization can enable inclusive rural and agrifood system transformation under the FAO Digital Village Initiative. In particular, presentation 3 will bring in experience in “Leveraging multi-partnerships to enable digital solutions for agriculture finance: The case of Uganda“. Please see the […]

Wednesday 15 June 2022 13:00- 14:00 (GMT+1) Venue: LinkedIn Live Join the Mobile Gender Gap Report 2022 launching event to hear the latest data and insights on the mobile gender gap across low- and middle-income countries. You’ll also learn how GSMA partners are working tirelessly to improve digital and financial inclusion for women. Over the past […]

CAFI SSF Network participated virtually in the Regional Workshop on Planning and Policy Development Increasing Aquaculture Production organized on 13 June 2022 Antalya, Turkey as part of the project titled “Capacity Development for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia (FISHCap) developed under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Program (FTPP). The workshop was conducted in partnership […]

Jun 9, 2022 03:00 PM in London Digital Financial Services (DFS) are a means to economically empower women. Good DFS design goes well beyond interfaces or marketing approaches: it is vital in ensuring that a financial service resonates with women. To achieve this, we need to understand women’s lives and realities, and how those impact their […]

*Deadline extended to July 1st (23:59EDT) To help address the challenge of financial inclusion in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is launching the Pacific Islands FinTech Innovation Challenge. The challenge aims to attract local and global FinTechs with market-ready solutions to address identified problem statements which represent the challenges […]

17 May 2022 from 9:00-11:00 CEST (17:00-19:00 PHT) With climate change, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe. This affects developing and emerging economies in particular, because of a higher vulnerability that can be attributed amongst others to a strong reliance on climate-reliant activities such as farming. At the same time, there is a […]

CAFI SSF Network participated in the symposium on International Symposium on Insulating Marine Fisheries Sector in South Asia from Uncertainties: Global Experiences with Insurance, Chennai, India, organized by Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO). The objectives of the symposium were to i) understand the status of insurance in the fisheries sector in South Asia […]