Rural Outreach & Innovation AG (2009 – 2018)
Activity period: 2009 – 2018
Objectives: The e-MFP Rural Outreach and Innovation (ROI) Action Group brought together practitioners and experts involved in rural microfinance to address relevant topics for the financial inclusion sector, such as value chain finance and the role of member-based organisations, and to disseminate good practices and innovations in rural finance.
Activities:
Value chain finance (2009-2010)
Research on good practices of donors and financiers in the ‘North’ supporting practitioners in developing countries
Work led by Mariel Mensik from Terrafina Microfinance in collaboration with the members of the e-MFP ROI AG
Research on member-based organisations in rural finance (2011-2012)
Research on governance mechanisms and the role of strategic alliances for microfinance institutions relying on self-management and members’ participation. The study is based on the experiences of 5 member-based organisations from South America and West Africa.
Work led by the ROI AG Heads, Bernard Orilla from Alterfin and Laurent Biot from SOS Faim Belgique with inputs from members of the ROI AG and external stakeholders.
Innovations in Rural Finance Webinar Series (2016 -2017)
Series of 24 webinars with AG members and other experts between April 2016 and November 2017.
Resources:
Innovations in Rural Finance Webinar Series - see here the recordings of the 24 webinars
Publications :
e-MFP Brief no. 3 : How do microfinance member based organizations successfully serve rural areas? The Role of Governance and Strategic Alliances, prepared by A Perilleux, A Vanroose y F Bédécarrat in collaboration with ROI AG members, October 2012
Additional documents to Brief no. 3 (presentation of institutions and bibliography), October 2012
Note de synthèse n°3 de e-MFP : Les modeles participatifs de microfinance en mileu rural: les éléments clés de leurs succès - Role de la gouvernance et des alliances stratégiques, préparée par A Perilleux, A Vanroose et F Bédécarrat, en collaboration avec le rural Outreach & innovation Action Group de l’e-MFP, Octobre 2012
Informe n°3 de e-MFP : ¿Cómo las Organizaciones de Microfinanzas Basadas en Miembros brindan sus servicios satisfactoriamente a las zonas rurales? El papel de la gobernanza y las alianzas estratégicas, elaborado por A Perilleux, A Vanroose y F Bédécarrat en colaboración con el Grupo de Acción para el Alcance rural y la innovación, Octubre 2012
Policy Statement on Value Chain Finance: How to support value chain finance in a smart way?, prepared by Mariel Mensink and Joost de la Rive Box, in collaboration with the e-MFP ROI Action Group, June 2011
Reader on Value Chain Finance, prepared by Mariel Mensik and Joost de la Rive Box in collaboration with the e-MFP ROI AG members, May 2011