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Tanga Water Green Bond at a glance: 📊💧
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
Unlocking domestic finance through East Africa’s first sub-national green bond
A catalytic transaction that mobilized Tanzanian capital markets, empowered local institutions, and opened a new frontier for municipal finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
pulse.ly
December 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tanga Water Green Bond at a glance: 📊💧
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
New GFCR investments in Kenya: 📊🌿
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
GFCR and UNCDF Launch New Coral Reef-Positive Investments in Kenya - UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), through the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), has signed two new financing agreements to scale reef-positive businesses in Kenya, tackling waste pollution and unsustainable fishing while supporting sustainable coastal livelihoods.
pulse.ly
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New GFCR investments in Kenya: 📊🌿
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
What can catalytic digital finance deliver for universities in Niger?
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
How UNCDF’s catalytic finance is driving digital finance solutions for smarter university enrolment in Niger
In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming higher education. With support from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and its pa...
pulse.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What can catalytic digital finance deliver for universities in Niger?
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
To crowd in private capital, markets need patient, risk-absorbing capability. ⚡
With renewed support from the Netherlands, UNCDF is strengthening its ability to absorb risk, structure blended finance, and unlock private capital in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/lsll1iuguy
With renewed support from the Netherlands, UNCDF is strengthening its ability to absorb risk, structure blended finance, and unlock private capital in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/lsll1iuguy
The Netherlands renews funding to sustain UNCDF's investment expertise in underserved markets
The Government of the Netherlands, a longstanding strategic partner to UNCDF, has renewed its funding support to UNCDF, enabling the organiz...
pulse.ly
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
To crowd in private capital, markets need patient, risk-absorbing capability. ⚡
With renewed support from the Netherlands, UNCDF is strengthening its ability to absorb risk, structure blended finance, and unlock private capital in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/lsll1iuguy
With renewed support from the Netherlands, UNCDF is strengthening its ability to absorb risk, structure blended finance, and unlock private capital in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/lsll1iuguy
Catalytic finance in action in Fiji’s blue economy: 📊🌊
With support from the Global Fund for Coral Reefs and the Joint SDG Fund, UNCDF deployed FJ$720K in concessional loans to support the Research and Conservation Compound.
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/etbuqwb8aj
With support from the Global Fund for Coral Reefs and the Joint SDG Fund, UNCDF deployed FJ$720K in concessional loans to support the Research and Conservation Compound.
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/etbuqwb8aj
New Dive, Research and Conservation Compound Marks Major Step for Fiji’s Blue Economy and Marine Stewardship
Fiji has marked a milestone in marine conservation and sustainable ocean-based development with the unveiling of the Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) Dive, Research and Conservation Compound in Pacific Harbour. The new facility brings together sustainable tourism, scientific research, and conservation un...
pulse.ly
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Catalytic finance in action in Fiji’s blue economy: 📊🌊
With support from the Global Fund for Coral Reefs and the Joint SDG Fund, UNCDF deployed FJ$720K in concessional loans to support the Research and Conservation Compound.
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/etbuqwb8aj
With support from the Global Fund for Coral Reefs and the Joint SDG Fund, UNCDF deployed FJ$720K in concessional loans to support the Research and Conservation Compound.
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/etbuqwb8aj
Catalytic finance in action in PNG:
💡 $413K grant (biometrics + rural access)
💸 $244K loan (repaid)
🔒 $225K guarantee → $800K in loans for women
🌊 Now: $1M Blue Economy Guarantee
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable.
https://pulse.ly/13oovfyqmm
💡 $413K grant (biometrics + rural access)
💸 $244K loan (repaid)
🔒 $225K guarantee → $800K in loans for women
🌊 Now: $1M Blue Economy Guarantee
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable.
https://pulse.ly/13oovfyqmm
How UNCDF Helped Build Papua New Guinea’s First Women’s Bank
In Papua New Guinea, access to finance remains one of the biggest barriers for small businesses, especially those led by women and youth.That’s where Mama Ba...
pulse.ly
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Catalytic finance in action in PNG:
💡 $413K grant (biometrics + rural access)
💸 $244K loan (repaid)
🔒 $225K guarantee → $800K in loans for women
🌊 Now: $1M Blue Economy Guarantee
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable.
https://pulse.ly/13oovfyqmm
💡 $413K grant (biometrics + rural access)
💸 $244K loan (repaid)
🔒 $225K guarantee → $800K in loans for women
🌊 Now: $1M Blue Economy Guarantee
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable.
https://pulse.ly/13oovfyqmm
Protecting reefs and livelihoods takes patient, catalytic capital. 🌊
UNCDF, via the GFCR, has launched two reef-positive investments in Kenya:
🌿 $540K to scale waste-to-energy
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ywhu9ywher
UNCDF, via the GFCR, has launched two reef-positive investments in Kenya:
🌿 $540K to scale waste-to-energy
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ywhu9ywher
GFCR and UNCDF Launch New Coral Reef-Positive Investments in Kenya - UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), through the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), has signed two new financing agreements to scale reef-positive businesses in Kenya, tackling waste pollution and unsustainable fishing while supporting sustainable coastal livelihoods.
pulse.ly
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Protecting reefs and livelihoods takes patient, catalytic capital. 🌊
UNCDF, via the GFCR, has launched two reef-positive investments in Kenya:
🌿 $540K to scale waste-to-energy
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ywhu9ywher
UNCDF, via the GFCR, has launched two reef-positive investments in Kenya:
🌿 $540K to scale waste-to-energy
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries
🔗Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ywhu9ywher
South Africa’s township economy generates ~R1 trillion annually. But many businesses are disconnected from mainstream finance. 📉
Township Spark responds w/ a blended-finance guarantee to de-risk lending, test smarter credit, & mobilize domestic capital.
https://pulse.ly/jy04ik4rz8
Township Spark responds w/ a blended-finance guarantee to de-risk lending, test smarter credit, & mobilize domestic capital.
https://pulse.ly/jy04ik4rz8
UNDP and UNCDF, together with DBSA, African Bank, and GEP, launch Township Spark to ignite inclusive growth in South Africa’s township economies
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and partners, includin...
pulse.ly
December 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
South Africa’s township economy generates ~R1 trillion annually. But many businesses are disconnected from mainstream finance. 📉
Township Spark responds w/ a blended-finance guarantee to de-risk lending, test smarter credit, & mobilize domestic capital.
https://pulse.ly/jy04ik4rz8
Township Spark responds w/ a blended-finance guarantee to de-risk lending, test smarter credit, & mobilize domestic capital.
https://pulse.ly/jy04ik4rz8
Where others see risk, UNCDF sees opportunity. ⚡
UNCDF uses blended finance & risk-absorbing tools to de-risk early-stage investments and crowd-in private capital to building resilient local markets and accelerate SDG progress.
📺 Watch here for more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yebcm1byry
UNCDF uses blended finance & risk-absorbing tools to de-risk early-stage investments and crowd-in private capital to building resilient local markets and accelerate SDG progress.
📺 Watch here for more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yebcm1byry
Why High-Risk Frontier Markets Need Smarter Capital, Not Just More Capital
In this video, you’ll learn:➡️ Why traditional finance avoids high-risk frontier markets — and what needs to change➡️ How UNCDF uses structure, speed, and bl...
pulse.ly
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Where others see risk, UNCDF sees opportunity. ⚡
UNCDF uses blended finance & risk-absorbing tools to de-risk early-stage investments and crowd-in private capital to building resilient local markets and accelerate SDG progress.
📺 Watch here for more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yebcm1byry
UNCDF uses blended finance & risk-absorbing tools to de-risk early-stage investments and crowd-in private capital to building resilient local markets and accelerate SDG progress.
📺 Watch here for more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yebcm1byry
Modern finance systems are built by learning from peers. 🌍📱
This week, UNCDF, under the European Union supported Salone Access to Finance project, convened the Bank of Ghana and Bank of Sierra Leone to share lessons on digital regulation, interoperability & fintech.
@ec.europa.eu
This week, UNCDF, under the European Union supported Salone Access to Finance project, convened the Bank of Ghana and Bank of Sierra Leone to share lessons on digital regulation, interoperability & fintech.
@ec.europa.eu
December 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Modern finance systems are built by learning from peers. 🌍📱
This week, UNCDF, under the European Union supported Salone Access to Finance project, convened the Bank of Ghana and Bank of Sierra Leone to share lessons on digital regulation, interoperability & fintech.
@ec.europa.eu
This week, UNCDF, under the European Union supported Salone Access to Finance project, convened the Bank of Ghana and Bank of Sierra Leone to share lessons on digital regulation, interoperability & fintech.
@ec.europa.eu
78% of Uganda’s workforce is informal. 📊
Digital tools + business training are building data, enabling alternative credit scoring, and preparing agribusiness MSMEs for investment.
From survival to enterprise.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/x8cv9vhx09
Digital tools + business training are building data, enabling alternative credit scoring, and preparing agribusiness MSMEs for investment.
From survival to enterprise.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/x8cv9vhx09
Moving Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs from subsistence to agency
Uganda’s micro-entrepreneurs form the backbone of the country’s economy, yet without evidence of their daily activities such as what they se...
pulse.ly
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
78% of Uganda’s workforce is informal. 📊
Digital tools + business training are building data, enabling alternative credit scoring, and preparing agribusiness MSMEs for investment.
From survival to enterprise.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/x8cv9vhx09
Digital tools + business training are building data, enabling alternative credit scoring, and preparing agribusiness MSMEs for investment.
From survival to enterprise.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/x8cv9vhx09
In Niger, a simple digital shift is changing who can access higher education. 📱🌍
With catalytic support, students can now register & pay university fees from their villages. No travel, no queues.
Local fintech. National impact.
@ec.europa.eu @pressoacps.bsky.social
https://pulse.ly/exblbdjj6r
With catalytic support, students can now register & pay university fees from their villages. No travel, no queues.
Local fintech. National impact.
@ec.europa.eu @pressoacps.bsky.social
https://pulse.ly/exblbdjj6r
How UNCDF’s catalytic finance is driving digital finance solutions for smarter university enrollment in Niger
As a result, more than 7,700 students enrolled online in 2023, with 100% making their payments digitally. Students now receive their registration confirmation and student cards within 48 to 72 hours, a dramatic improvement compared to the previous process, which could take up to two months.
pulse.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In Niger, a simple digital shift is changing who can access higher education. 📱🌍
With catalytic support, students can now register & pay university fees from their villages. No travel, no queues.
Local fintech. National impact.
@ec.europa.eu @pressoacps.bsky.social
https://pulse.ly/exblbdjj6r
With catalytic support, students can now register & pay university fees from their villages. No travel, no queues.
Local fintech. National impact.
@ec.europa.eu @pressoacps.bsky.social
https://pulse.ly/exblbdjj6r
When science, policy & finance move together, reefs and communities can thrive. 🪸🌍
Despite record bleaching, some reef systems are holding on.
GFCR shows how catalytic finance can unlock resilience, protecting nature while sustaining livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/qnxzqyykrd
Despite record bleaching, some reef systems are holding on.
GFCR shows how catalytic finance can unlock resilience, protecting nature while sustaining livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/qnxzqyykrd
A Decisive Decade for Coral Reefs: GFCR at the Halfway Point to 2030
Warm-water coral reefs, which support at least a quarter of all marine life and provide essential ecosystem services to an estimated one billion people, are entering a critical juncture. The world is now experiencing the most extensive coral bleaching event on record, with sustained marine heat stre
pulse.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When science, policy & finance move together, reefs and communities can thrive. 🪸🌍
Despite record bleaching, some reef systems are holding on.
GFCR shows how catalytic finance can unlock resilience, protecting nature while sustaining livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/qnxzqyykrd
Despite record bleaching, some reef systems are holding on.
GFCR shows how catalytic finance can unlock resilience, protecting nature while sustaining livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/qnxzqyykrd
Reposted by UN Capital Development Fund
A healthy planet isn’t just good for nature, it’s good for people, too.
#GEO7 shows that investing in a healthy planet could lift more than 100 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050.
The cost of inaction is too high.
Governments must choose a better path: www.unep.org/interactives...
#GEO7 shows that investing in a healthy planet could lift more than 100 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050.
The cost of inaction is too high.
Governments must choose a better path: www.unep.org/interactives...
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A healthy planet isn’t just good for nature, it’s good for people, too.
#GEO7 shows that investing in a healthy planet could lift more than 100 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050.
The cost of inaction is too high.
Governments must choose a better path: www.unep.org/interactives...
#GEO7 shows that investing in a healthy planet could lift more than 100 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050.
The cost of inaction is too high.
Governments must choose a better path: www.unep.org/interactives...
📊 What does modern development finance look like in practice?
Township Spark offers an answer.
Launched by UNDP South Africa, UNCDF, DBSA, African Bank & GEP, this blended-finance guarantee unlocks affordable finance for township MSMEs.
Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5rjootekfz
Township Spark offers an answer.
Launched by UNDP South Africa, UNCDF, DBSA, African Bank & GEP, this blended-finance guarantee unlocks affordable finance for township MSMEs.
Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5rjootekfz
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📊 What does modern development finance look like in practice?
Township Spark offers an answer.
Launched by UNDP South Africa, UNCDF, DBSA, African Bank & GEP, this blended-finance guarantee unlocks affordable finance for township MSMEs.
Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5rjootekfz
Township Spark offers an answer.
Launched by UNDP South Africa, UNCDF, DBSA, African Bank & GEP, this blended-finance guarantee unlocks affordable finance for township MSMEs.
Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5rjootekfz
Only 14% of African firms export. 📊
AfCFTA can change that.
A recent UNCTAD report, with contribution from UNCDF, shows how digital finance & blended finance can unlock MSME participation in regional trade.
Download the report ➡️ https://pulse.ly/9pjtqimbxh
AfCFTA can change that.
A recent UNCTAD report, with contribution from UNCDF, shows how digital finance & blended finance can unlock MSME participation in regional trade.
Download the report ➡️ https://pulse.ly/9pjtqimbxh
Leveraging digital technologies for MSMEs’ integration into regional value and supply chains | The cases of Ethiopia, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda
A robust and vibrant private sector drives inclusive and sustained economic growth.
pulse.ly
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Only 14% of African firms export. 📊
AfCFTA can change that.
A recent UNCTAD report, with contribution from UNCDF, shows how digital finance & blended finance can unlock MSME participation in regional trade.
Download the report ➡️ https://pulse.ly/9pjtqimbxh
AfCFTA can change that.
A recent UNCTAD report, with contribution from UNCDF, shows how digital finance & blended finance can unlock MSME participation in regional trade.
Download the report ➡️ https://pulse.ly/9pjtqimbxh
SIDS don’t lack ideas. They face financing constraints. 📉🌊
At the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, UNCDF’s Karen Vardanyan shared how catalytic guarantees can de-risk lending, expand MSME finance, and unlock blue economy investment.
https://pulse.ly/jvi1nqfyah
At the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, UNCDF’s Karen Vardanyan shared how catalytic guarantees can de-risk lending, expand MSME finance, and unlock blue economy investment.
https://pulse.ly/jvi1nqfyah
Turning SIDS Vision into Investable Reality 🌊
For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), resilience depends on one critical factor: can capital move from vision to reality?At the 2025 Global Multi-Stakeh...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
SIDS don’t lack ideas. They face financing constraints. 📉🌊
At the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, UNCDF’s Karen Vardanyan shared how catalytic guarantees can de-risk lending, expand MSME finance, and unlock blue economy investment.
https://pulse.ly/jvi1nqfyah
At the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, UNCDF’s Karen Vardanyan shared how catalytic guarantees can de-risk lending, expand MSME finance, and unlock blue economy investment.
https://pulse.ly/jvi1nqfyah
📣 UNCDF has a new Expression of Interest (EOI) Platform to help partners identify opportunities to collaborate with UNCDF on solutions for early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 Bookmark the EOI Platform and check it often: https://pulse.ly/r3fwtts7w9
🔗 Bookmark the EOI Platform and check it often: https://pulse.ly/r3fwtts7w9
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
📣 UNCDF has a new Expression of Interest (EOI) Platform to help partners identify opportunities to collaborate with UNCDF on solutions for early-stage and last-mile markets.
🔗 Bookmark the EOI Platform and check it often: https://pulse.ly/r3fwtts7w9
🔗 Bookmark the EOI Platform and check it often: https://pulse.ly/r3fwtts7w9
🌍 UNEA-7 marks the investment readiness of the Plastics Transition Investment Facility (PTIF).
Combining the expertise of UNEP, UNCDF, and IFC, the PTIF is a global blended-finance platform designed to mobilize capital and reduce plastic pollution at scale.
#UNEA7 @unep.org
Combining the expertise of UNEP, UNCDF, and IFC, the PTIF is a global blended-finance platform designed to mobilize capital and reduce plastic pollution at scale.
#UNEA7 @unep.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Can carbon markets deliver real impact for climate-vulnerable countries? 🌍
At #UNEA7, UNCDF’s Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared how catalytic finance can help LDCs & SIDS overcome early-stage risks and bring high-integrity carbon projects to market with benefits that stay local.
@unep.org
At #UNEA7, UNCDF’s Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared how catalytic finance can help LDCs & SIDS overcome early-stage risks and bring high-integrity carbon projects to market with benefits that stay local.
@unep.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
UNCDF is supporting the EU-funded MSME Recovery Programme with KfW, GIZ & DBE.
At an engagement seminar in Ethiopia, partners agreed:
💡 More flexible lending
🔐 Alternative collateral
👩🦰 Stronger support for women
🤝 Ongoing dialogue
@ec.europa.eu @giz.de
At an engagement seminar in Ethiopia, partners agreed:
💡 More flexible lending
🔐 Alternative collateral
👩🦰 Stronger support for women
🤝 Ongoing dialogue
@ec.europa.eu @giz.de
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
UNCDF is supporting the EU-funded MSME Recovery Programme with KfW, GIZ & DBE.
At an engagement seminar in Ethiopia, partners agreed:
💡 More flexible lending
🔐 Alternative collateral
👩🦰 Stronger support for women
🤝 Ongoing dialogue
@ec.europa.eu @giz.de
At an engagement seminar in Ethiopia, partners agreed:
💡 More flexible lending
🔐 Alternative collateral
👩🦰 Stronger support for women
🤝 Ongoing dialogue
@ec.europa.eu @giz.de
📱🌍 In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming how students enter university.
Students can register, upload documents, and pay fees from their villages using only a mobile phone.
No travel, no long queues, no paperwork.
https://pulse.ly/jmuzihuco2
Students can register, upload documents, and pay fees from their villages using only a mobile phone.
No travel, no long queues, no paperwork.
https://pulse.ly/jmuzihuco2
How UNCDF’s catalytic finance is driving digital finance solutions for smarter university enrolment in Niger
In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming higher education. With support from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and its pa...
pulse.ly
December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📱🌍 In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming how students enter university.
Students can register, upload documents, and pay fees from their villages using only a mobile phone.
No travel, no long queues, no paperwork.
https://pulse.ly/jmuzihuco2
Students can register, upload documents, and pay fees from their villages using only a mobile phone.
No travel, no long queues, no paperwork.
https://pulse.ly/jmuzihuco2
Mobile money, digital lending & data-driven finance are redefining credit in East Africa. 📊
On CNBC Africa, UNCDF's Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared why consumer protection, data governance, e-KYC & responsible lending must keep pace with growth.
📺 Watch ➡️ https://pulse.ly/az4wxaarsr
On CNBC Africa, UNCDF's Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared why consumer protection, data governance, e-KYC & responsible lending must keep pace with growth.
📺 Watch ➡️ https://pulse.ly/az4wxaarsr
Digital finance moving the needle for MSMEs in East Africa - CNBC Africa
Digital finance is transforming how small businesses operate in East Africa, from mobile payments to digital lending. CNBC Africa's Tabitha Muthoni spoke with Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya of UNCDF on how these innovations are boosting MSME growth and economic resilience.
pulse.ly
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Mobile money, digital lending & data-driven finance are redefining credit in East Africa. 📊
On CNBC Africa, UNCDF's Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared why consumer protection, data governance, e-KYC & responsible lending must keep pace with growth.
📺 Watch ➡️ https://pulse.ly/az4wxaarsr
On CNBC Africa, UNCDF's Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared why consumer protection, data governance, e-KYC & responsible lending must keep pace with growth.
📺 Watch ➡️ https://pulse.ly/az4wxaarsr
UNCDF, UN Women, UNDP, PNG & Australia have helped Mama Bank scale lending for women-led MSMEs. 🤝
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable and unlocking new opportunities for women and youth.
📺Watch to learn more ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkr...
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable and unlocking new opportunities for women and youth.
📺Watch to learn more ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkr...
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
UNCDF, UN Women, UNDP, PNG & Australia have helped Mama Bank scale lending for women-led MSMEs. 🤝
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable and unlocking new opportunities for women and youth.
📺Watch to learn more ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkr...
Mama Bank is now financially sustainable and unlocking new opportunities for women and youth.
📺Watch to learn more ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkr...
Fiji is proving what climate-resilient financial inclusion looks like. 🌱
Last week in Parliament, Minister Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted how UNCDF and partners are delivering real impact for Fijians on the frontlines of extreme weather.
Last week in Parliament, Minister Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted how UNCDF and partners are delivering real impact for Fijians on the frontlines of extreme weather.
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Fiji is proving what climate-resilient financial inclusion looks like. 🌱
Last week in Parliament, Minister Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted how UNCDF and partners are delivering real impact for Fijians on the frontlines of extreme weather.
Last week in Parliament, Minister Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted how UNCDF and partners are delivering real impact for Fijians on the frontlines of extreme weather.