CIM’s Impact Report 2022

Mopo: Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone: "the market for a billion people and no competition."

Cordaid Investment Management partnered with Mobile Power (Mopo), an enterprise offering energy products accessible to the most vulnerable and impoverished communities. Being the first lender to Mopo Sierra Leone, Cordaid Investment Management hopes to further unlock the solar power potential in Sub-Saharan Africa and catalyze change in the sector.

Mountain Lion: Opening the market for thousands of rice farmers, contributing to food security in Sierra Leone

Rice is a staple food for Sierra Leoneans – and the local production deficit threatens food security in the country. Mountain Lion Agriculture (MLAG) is one of the few enterprises that understands and helps address the challenges smallholders face and provides them access to the markets.

Evsumo: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone to break down the barriers of fear

"Female entrepreneurs face unique challenges in a male-dominated industry," CIM's investee Susan Coker talks about building her ice empire and provides insights into what female entrepreneurs face in Sierra Leone.

Qotto: solar tech and innovative finance equal impact and profitability

Qotto’s decentralized and digital infrastructure empowers populations and unlocks sustainable development in West Africa.

Polyclinique Les Orangers: High-quality, affordable health care in Mali

Polyclinique Les Orangers provides diagnostics and imaging, emergency care, surgery, internal medicine, and more.

Energy+: Bridging the electricity gap in Mali

12 million Malians don’t have access to modern electricity services. Energy+ brings solar home systems to off-grid areas, making energy access easy and affordable. Funding allows Energy+ to expand the business, create jobs and bridge the electricity gap

Asei: Supporting female entrepreneurs in El Salvador

In May 2020, Cordaid Investment Management partnered with ASEI, a microfinance institution in El Salvador. Both organisations are committed to working towards financial inclusion and supporting hard-working women entrepreneurs, eliminating poverty.

Proximity: Breaking the vicious cycle of poverty in Myanmar

After a devastating cyclone, Myanmar farmers started borrowing money to rebuild their businesses. Unfortunately, loan sharks took advantage. The interest rates were so high that farmers had no money left to sustain themselves. To break this vicious cycle, Proximity Finance offers microloans adjusted to the needs of the farmers.

SCS: How mangoes boost the Malian economy

If you recently enjoyed a juicy mango – and live in the Netherlands – there’s a fair chance it came from Mali. The piece of fruit made it from a Malian mango farmer to the shelves of a Dutch supermarket, with support from Cordaid Investments.

Leecon: Supporting the poultry sector in Sierra Leone

With Cordaid’s investment, Leecon Poultry Enterprise could double its layers, grow the business, employ more people and improve efficiency. Now Leecon provides other smallholder farmers with affordable, high-quality feed which would otherwise be unobtainable for them.

Soluti: Promoting financial inclusion in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania

Cordaid Investment Management has recently disbursed a new loan to Soluti Finance, a dedicated microfinance fund supporting microfinance institutions in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. CIM is reaching over 1.6 million entrepreneurs in East Africa each year by investing in wholesale lenders like Soluti Finance.

Access: New partnership in Mali unlocks clean energy access in rural communities

In a world where 760 million people don't have access to electricity and 6.5 million people die from air pollution every year, investments in clean, affordable energy in low-income countries is a necessity.

DGB: Strengthening the recycling market in Mali

Through our new partnership with DGB Plastique Mali SARL, Cordaid Investment Management supports the rise of the recycling market in Mali, which is still in its infancy but has a lot of growth potential.

Ahsetfin: 7 years of serving vulnerable populations in Honduras

Cordaid Investment Management has provided their fourth loan to Ahsetfin, partner MFI in Honduras, marking 7 years of a fruitful partnership. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Ahsetfin has shown a solid financial and social performance, while supporting their clients with grace periods on capital and interest in those challenging times.

Easy Solar: 5 years of energy and impact

This month Cordaid Investment Management is celebrating the 5th anniversary of Easy Solar and a five-year partnership that brought light and clean energy to many off-grid communities of Sierra Leone.

Fundenuse: Supporting framers and entrepreneurs in Nicaragua

Cordaid Investment Management has recently disbursed the third loan to Fundenuse SA, an MFI in Nicaragua with a strong social mission to support micro and small entrepreneurs.

Faces: Fighting poverty and inequality in Ecuador

Cordaid Investment Management has provided FACES, a microfinance institution in Ecuador with a strong social and environmental focus, with the 4th loan marking six years of impactful partnership.

Crediguate: Reaching out to indigenous communities in Guatemala

Thousands of indigenous households in Guatemala are overlooked by the traditional banking system and big microfinance institutions. Low levels of education and literacy, unstable income and lack of suitable financial instruments make those communities especially vulnerable.

Thilo: Contributing to road safety in West Africa

Africa has the biggest number of road traffic deaths in the world. According to the World Health Organization report, with 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people, the fatality rate is nearly three times that of Europe. Many of these accidents involve heavy trucks used for transportation - they are too old and do not comply with safety regulations.

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Case Studies

Sosaf: Modernizing the Malian poultry sector

Eclof: Financing Kenya's private sector recovery

Idepro: Enabling Bolivian women to start their first business

ACTB: Calling out to sustainable businesses in Sierra Leone

Macrowaste: Treasure in the Malian waste management sector

Mopo: Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone: "the market for a billion people and no competition."

Mountain Lion: Opening the market for thousands of rice farmers, contributing to food security in Sierra Leone

Evsumo: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone to break down the barriers of fear

Qotto: solar tech and innovative finance equal impact and profitability

Polyclinique Les Orangers: High-quality, affordable health care in Mali

Energy+: Bridging the electricity gap in Mali

Asei: Supporting female entrepreneurs in El Salvador

Proximity: Breaking the vicious cycle of poverty in Myanmar

SCS: How mangoes boost the Malian economy

Leecon: Supporting the poultry sector in Sierra Leone

Soluti: Promoting financial inclusion in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania

Access: New partnership in Mali unlocks clean energy access in rural communities

DGB: Strengthening the recycling market in Mali

Ahsetfin: 7 years of serving vulnerable populations in Honduras

Easy Solar: 5 years of energy and impact

Fundenuse: Supporting framers and entrepreneurs in Nicaragua

Faces: Fighting poverty and inequality in Ecuador

Crediguate: Reaching out to indigenous communities in Guatemala

Thilo: Contributing to road safety in West Africa