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    • Abdulkadir Heyiru who runs a small retail shop in Addis Ababa is one of the 11,258 MSMEs that started to engage with the CheGebeya platform's services
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‘CheGebeya’: An Innovative Digital Supply Chain Financing Initiative for Micro, Small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ethiopia

A collaborative effort between the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Kifiya Technologies, a digital finance and payment services provider) serves as a source of optimism for emerging entrepreneurs

In the ever-evolving economic landscape of Ethiopia, cultivating entrepreneurship is a key driving force in accelerating sustainable development and securing long-lasting growth . A collaborative effort between the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Kifiya Technologies, a digital finance and payment services provider) serves as a source of optimism for emerging…

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With United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) skills development, local governments poised for increased climate action in Ghana

UNCDF listens to community needs and develops solutions for driving finance to the ground level, where the impacts of climate change are felt most acutely

Local government authorities are potentially powerful vectors for action on climate change, as they typically have a mandate to realise the small and medium-sized investments communities need to build resilience at the local level. The UN Capital Development Fund recently brought together representatives from 13 districts in Ghana to unlock…

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    • Uganda: With an eye to the future, this community is prioritising the climate resilience of its children
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Uganda: With an eye to the future, this community is prioritising the climate resilience of its children

In Uganda, funding from the European Union, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden, as well as the NDC Partnership, has enabled four districts to begin work on 12 resilience-building investments

From improved cookstoves, and tree-planting to roadworks, communities in Nwoya District, northern Uganda, are taking a long hard look at how climate change is impacting their lives and identifying solutions that will bring the most benefits for the largest number of people. Perhaps not surprisingly, the local school children are…

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Empowering women and building climate resilience with Habbanayé in Niger

In Niger, UN Capital Development Fund is unlocking the potential of Habbanayé to build community level resilience, empower women and reinforce community ties in a region that has seen a recent uptick in conflict

Habbanayé is an ancestral practice among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Niger, which consists of lending reproductive adult livestock to family members, friends or acquaintances in vulnerable situations. The family receiving the loaned female assumes responsibility for them until their offspring are weaned. The loaned animals are then returned to…

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Leveraging the Investment Power of Many to Crowd-in Capital in Ghana

The guidelines developed under the GrEEn project with funding support from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa is aimed at empowering businesses, safeguarding investors

The Ghanaian financial landscape is poised for a significant transformation with the recent launch of comprehensive guidelines for investment-based crowdfunding. This milestone marks a collaborative effort between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and signifies a commitment to fostering a more…

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Fight against desertification strengthens community ties and boosts local economy in Niger

UNCDF, through the LoCAL Facility, provides financial and technical support to the local level, drawing on a global, regional and national network, to channel climate financing to local authorities like Abalak

Climate change, irregular rainfall and lack of water has led to successive crop failures in the rural village of Zorian, which lies some 650 km northeast of Niamey the capital of Niger, in the heart of the arid West African Sahel. With each poor harvest residents say the community loses…

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    • District representatives inspect site of bridge project Nebbi Uganda UNCDF LoCAL Photo Morish 2024
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    • District representatives inspect site of bridge project Nebbi Uganda UNCDF LoCAL Photo Morish 2024
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Promoting local experience for national life-saving action on climate change in Uganda

The UNCDF LoCAL Facility is engaged with over 35 countries across Africa, Asia the Caribbean and Pacific, mobilizing over US$ 200 million in climate finance

Representatives from districts that are tackling debilitating impacts of climate change ranging from drought to floods, gathered today with civil society organizations, academics, donor partners and ministers to scale up action on adaptation as part of three days of events organized by the Government of Uganda with the support of…

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Discarded fertilizing materials give rise to an innovative company in the Gambia

In the Gambia, over 80% of the SME sector is either at the start-up or survival stages

Through a grant from the JSF Programme, Momar Taal realized his dream of creating a processing facility that sources produce from local farmers and packages it for regional distribution. The company is called Tropingo Foods, and it collects the best agricultural produce from the Gambia’s rich, fertile lands and sells…

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Small investments delivered at scale are transforming futures for the most vulnerable in Niger

Since 2014, LoCAL-Niger financed 64 adaptation investments, directly benefiting approximately 118,000 people in some of the world’s most vulnerable and conflict affected areas of the world

In Gaberi village, Falwel Commune, rural Niger, Aissa Amarou now feeds her family with nutritious meat and has covered her children’s school costs for an entire year thanks to her new goat herd. Ms Amarou is one of hundreds of thousands of Nigeriens taking part in a UN Capital Development…

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Gambia: Bridge over dangerous waters builds resilience and improves access to healthcare

The construction project provided a valuable boost in incomes in a region beset by poverty as well as lasting resource that is bolstering the community’s resilience to climate change

In rural Gambia, young mother Sarata Ceesay, no longer has to wade through water where crocodiles like to gather to attend her ante-natal checks ups, thanks to the construction of a new climate-resilient culvert, or small bridge. The structure, which Mrs Ceesay helped to build through a Cash for Work…