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Leaders in the area of Green Inclusive Finance

On 30 Oct, during 4th edition of MFC online conference Social Finance Vibe: Leadership and Diversity Microfinance Centre continued to recognize leaders in the area of Green In

Microbalkans 2024: A Microfinance Conference Organized in Sarajevo

During 31 October – 1 November 2024, Pavol Kapsdorfer, MFC Network and Partnership Manager participated at the Microbalkans24, a first Western Balkan microfinance conference

Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Microfinance: Azerbaijan Microfinance Association’s Conference

On October 23, 2024, our member Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) organized prestigous conference on the topic of "Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Microfinance"

New Leadership and Modern Organizational Culture in Generational Work

Who is a Servant Leader? How to overcome challenges arising from generational differences? Why do teams today seek inspiring guides rather than dominant dictators? Why are manager

Transform Together Fund (TTF) mid-term meeting in Warsaw

Microfinance Centre (Ewa Bankowska, Justyna Pytkowska, Pavol Kapsdorfer, Maria Salamon), in collaboration with Cerise+SPTF (Cécile LAPENU, Fanny Cassagne - Le Maguet, Maxence

SIFTA Workshop “Market Opportunities for Credit Unions in Croatia”

In September, MFC, in partnership with the Croatian Association of Credit Unions (HUKU), held an insightful workshop on "Market Opportunities for Credit Unions in Croatia" as

NEW PAPER PUBLISHED! Supporting micro and small entrepreneurs and vulnerable households for a fair green transition

As the effects of climate change are dramatically unfolding around the world, it is essential to implement and foster a fair green transition for everybody, including micro &a

Central Asian Microfinance Summit in Samarkand

On September 19-20, Archil Bakuradze, Chair of the MFC Council and Pavol Kapsdorfer, MFC Network and Partnership Manager, represented the Microfinance Centre at the third

Life through soil!

FAER (Romania), a partner in the Transform Together Fund coordinated by MFC and Cerise+SPTF, has successfully completed phase 1 of soil sample collection and analysis. Test result

Why do we communicate? What messages are we conveying?

Microfinance Center organized a tailored training session in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, under the SIFTA | Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance Programme for the Associat

MFC feedback within the mid-term review of the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP)

On 13th September, MFC provided feedback to the recent call for position papers regarding the mid-term review of the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP). We focused on areas

Our joint efforts with EMN for DG EMPL are gaining momentum

Our collaboration with the European Microfinance Network (EMN) for the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (DG EMPL) is gaining momentum, thanks

Successful peer to peer visit under the SIFTA Program

On 19-20 September 2024, we had the pleasure of facilitating a successful peer to peer visit under the SIFTA Program with Fundusz Regionu Wałbrzyskiego (FRW), Poland, and BCR

MFC and Euclid Network Members Meet-Up

On September 24th, MFC, in collaboration with Euclid Network, organized a Member Meet-Up attended by 28 participants online. We greatly appreciate this opportunity to strength

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Successful Completion of “The Way to Business” Program

The Way to Business program, launched in February 2023, has successfully enabled female refugees from Ukraine to establish their businesses or re-start their careers in Polan

 Catalysing Impact: MFC & EN Member Meet-up

Mark your calendars for the Catalysing Impact: MFC & EN Member Meet-up on September 24, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST on Zoom. This event is specifically design

The first semester of SIFTA activities was a success

In the first half of 2024, SIFTA (Social Investment and Finance Training Academy) continued to deliver impactful learning experiences, reaching a total of 242 participants. Th

Successful SIFTA Webinar on Fee Methodologies for Croatian Credit Unions!

As part of SIFTA programme, Microfinance Centre (MFC), in collaboration with HUKU (Hrvatska Udruga Kreditnih Unija), organized the first webinar for Croatia on "Developing a M

Fimple and PCES Join Forces

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between two of our valued MFC members – Fimple and PCES! This collaboration took root at the 26th MFC Annual Conferen

Meet Hermina

We are proud to announce that Filboa, one of the grantees of the Transform Together Fund Project coordinated by MFC and Cerise+SPTF, has introduced a new chatbot, Hermina. Thi

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