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Last News
- Monday 15 October 2007, 12:44
- UNFPA
- RAFAD is currently realizing with UNFPA the project “Linking Social Performance with Microf...
- Thursday 13 September 2007, 02:00
- Swiss Microfinance Platform
- Under the patronage of the ILO , Symbiotics and the RAFAD Foundation, a meeting attended by the major...
- Saturday 1 September 2007, 02:00
- Triple Jump
- Contracted by Triple Jump, RAFAD visited the Lift Above Poverty Organization, the largest MFI in Nig...
- Monday 5 March 2007, 01:00
- Skill transfer
- The Geneva Federation for Cooperation and Development (GFCD) financed a training programme for MFI sta...
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Its role is to advise, support and provide a framework for local organizations in Southern countries to help small and micro-businesses, become self-sustainable.
This target group includes associations of farmers, women, traditional fishermen, independent artisans, small businesses, savings and loan groups, microfinance institutions (MFI's), etc.
Today, almost three billion people live on less than 3 dollars per day. Only 6% of micro-businesses have access to credit, despite their activities being an important contribution to economic development in terms of income, jobs, health and children's education.
The RAFAD Foundation promotes access to financial services for small and micro-businesses, cooperatives and associations by engaging local human, institutional and financial resources.