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Oikocredit Annual Report and press release highlighting 2017
11 April | 2018 Today Oikocredit published its annual report and press release for its 2017 financial results. full storyEnhancing coffee cooperatives’ price risk management
29 March | 2018 From 21 February to 1 March, Oikocredit held two workshops in the Peruvian city of Jaén on price risk management (PRM) for coffee cooperatives in Peru and Colombia. full story“Oikocredit is a frontrunner”: getting to know our director of risk
28 February | 2018 In December 2017, Oikocredit welcomed Laura Pool as our new director of risk and member of our managing board. We spoke to Laura about risk management, her passions and why she chose Oikocredit. full storyIndia summit: Putting people before profit by transforming the financial sector
22 February | 2018 Oikocredit and Maanaveeya, an Indian subsidiary of Oikocredit, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) are to co-host a summit on 23 February 2018 in Hyderabad, India to highlight the opportunities for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to become small finance banks (SFBs) whilst remaining true to their social mission. The event brings together representatives from 15 financial institutions/stakeholders across India. full storyCoffee for generations: Colombian coffee farmers’ perseverance and environmental care
19 February | 2018 Oikocredit partner organisation Red Ecolsierra has enabled coffee farmers in Colombia to receive fair prices and increase the quality and quantity of production despite the violence and unrest that filled the region for decades. full storyLocal presence is our strong point
08 February | 2018 Maria Koramoa heads Oikocredit's country office in Accra, Ghana's capital, and is the deputy head of Oikocredit West Africa. As a financial expert, Maria has studied economics, sociology and education in Birmingham and the Cape Coast. She is specialised in microfinance and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. During a Skype call, Maria shared some insights into her work. full storyOikocredit and African Guarantee Fund sign new agreement to finance SMEs
29 January | 2018 On 25 January, Oikocredit signed a new agreement with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to boost financing to microfinance institutions and agricultural and renewable energy SMEs in Africa. The signing... full storyA sweet deal in southern Colombia
24 January | 2018 When it comes to committing to a business, there’s no doubting sugar cane farmer Pedro Bastidas. When asked about the development of his enterprise, he casually states: “In 2005, I exchanged my house for a sugar factory.” full storyVideo: Support for women coffee growers in Brazil
12 January | 2018 Oikocredit partner Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares de Poço Fundo e Região (Coopfam) is a Brazilian coffee cooperative which is helping to empower women by supporting the production of a ... full storyOikocredit Across Continents
07 December | 2017 Katharina Welp, communications officer at Oikocredit’s support association North East Germany in Berlin, completed a one-week exchange visit to Oikocredit’s head office in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. She met up with two colleagues from Oikocredit’s regional offices who were also in Amersfoort for an exchange. full story‘Banking on women’: empowering Kenyan women through microfinance
28 November | 2017 “In Africa, there is nothing as important as empowering a woman. When you empower a woman, it’s as if you are empowering the whole country. KWFT is empowering me with education, with knowledge and with money.” full storyHow women coffee farmers in Brazil are building economic independence
17 November | 2017 The Coopfam (Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares de Poço Fundo e Região) coffee cooperative is empowering women to produce a speciality organic coffee and improve their livelihoods full storyMicrofinance in action: Kick-starting a table football business
07 November | 2017 Oikocredit’s longstanding partnership with Banco Pyme de la Comunidad is enabling micro-entrepreneurs in Bolivia to build flourishing, sustainable businesses full storyOikocredit’s new forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue
30 October | 2017 Pastor Ueli Burkhalter is the seventh member of Oikocredit’s recently formed members' council (MC). The MC is a consultation and advisory body elected by Oikocredit’s member organisations to ... full story“Together, we are a movement.’’ Thos Gieskes’ first months at Oikocredit [interview]
19 October | 2017 We caught up with Oikocredit’s managing director, Thos Gieskes, to hear about his first months at the global cooperative. In the interview, he talks about some of Oikocredit’s strengths and challenges along with insights from his journey in getting to know the ins and outs of the organisation. full storySupporting organic coffee growers in southern Ecuador
26 September | 2017 “Being organic is not just about paper certification - it’s a state of mind. It’s close to our hearts; farmers are choosing not to use fertilisers which damage everything,” says Miguel Mosquera as he walks alongside his coffee plants. full storyIndulge in a FAPECAFES fair trade coffee at our events across Europe
21 September | 2017 Located in the mountains of southern Ecuador, Oikocredit partner FAPECAFES is an organisation of six cooperatives seeking to improve the conditions of its farmer members by commercialising fair trade and organic coffee. full storyHow fair trade is helping smallholder coffee farmers succeed
15 September | 2017 Fair Trade USA is the leading fair trade certifying body in North America, operating globally alongside the European-based Fairtrade International. Colleen Anunu, Fair Trade USA’s Senior Manager of Supply Chain, reflects on some of fair trade’s achievements and challenges, with a focus on the coffee sector. She also explains how Fair Trade USA and Oikocredit are teaming up to reduce price risks for coffee farmers. full storyLaura Pool appointed as chief risk officer
13 September | 2017 Laura Pool will become Oikocredit’s chief risk officer on 18 December, heading the risk department and joining the managing board. full story
Oikocredit Argentina awards innovation in microfinance
31 August | 2017 Oikocredit is pleased to announce that Paola González from Programa Alumbra - Fundación Banco Macro is the winner of the Oikocredit Argentina Innovative Loan Officer award. The award was presented at the 11th annual summit on microfinance: The role of microfinance in financial inclusion held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 29 August. full storyCooperatives supporting fruit farmers in northern Patagonia
10 August | 2017 Herminio Antonio Urrutia is 61 years old and has been a member of the fruit-growers’ cooperative Primera Cooperativa Frutícola in Argentina’s northern Patagonia for over 20 years, or as he puts it: “Ever since I started my own business!” full storyMore coffee trees to fill another cup and support the smallholder farmer
26 July | 2017 Whether you’re in need of a boost or you’re just the average coffee lover, waking up to the smell of roasted beans is what often gets us through the day. Coffee is easy to enjoy, however, we often don’t realise what it takes to get this wake-up cup into our hands. full storyLeading Agricultural Lenders Deploy $682 Million to Support Small Businesses and Farmer Livelihoods Globally
19 July | 2017 Oikocredit and the 10 other members of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) today announced in their newly published State of the Sector report that they provided $682 million in loans to 765 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during 2016. full storyStrengthening People and Planet [interview]
04 July | 2017 As Oikocredit publishes its Social & Environmental Performance Report for 2016, Kawien Ziedses des Plantes, deputy director of social performance and capacity building, explains some of the thinking behind the organization’s approach to social and environmental performance. full story40 million people, 84% being women, reached by organisations financed by Oikocredit
27 June | 2017 Today these results and more were released in Oikocredit’s Social and Environmental Performance Report for 2016. full storyOikocredit annual general meeting elects supervisory board members, approves dividend
15 June | 2017 This week over 120 members and staff of Oikocredit International gathered for a week of meetings in Accra, Ghana, including the annual general meeting (AGM) and a conference with speakers from across Ghana’s financial inclusion sector. full storyAgriculture Report 2016 - Announcement
08 June | 2017 Oikocredit's Agriculture Report for 2016 is now online. This report examines trends in the portfolio growth, quality and composition over the past four years. full storyOikocredit delivers fresh insights into rural-urban poverty
31 May | 2017 Supporting financial inclusion in low and lower income countries by investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs) is central to Oikocredit’s mission. However, as Thelma Brenes Muñoz of Oikocredit’s social performance team says: “We also want to know more about how this work affects the lives of the people receiving loans.” full storyWorld Fair Trade Day: Celebrating Oikocredit’s partners across the globe
12 May | 2017 Fair trade is defined as ‘a movement whose goal is to help producers in developing countries to get a fair price for their products so as to reduce poverty, provide for the ethical treatment of workers and farmers, and promote environmentally sustainable practices.’ full storyKompanion Bank blends capital and business knowledge to create self-sustainable futures
26 April | 2017 Kompanion Bank was established in 2004 to provide loans to small scale farmers, livestock herders and shepherds in Kyrgyzstan. It has been an Oikocredit partner since 2007. However, Kompanion is a bank with a difference because it not only provides micro loans to its clients but also offers them free business development training and technical assistance in order to promote sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. full storyInvesting in healthcare and education
07 April | 2017 Besides Oikocredit’s focus areas of inclusive finance, agriculture, renewable energy and Africa, we finance partners that provide health and educational services in low-income communities, for example in Argentina. full storyOikocredit Annual Report 2016: Diversifying for our Future
04 April | 2017 Oikocredit's Annual Report for 2016 is now online. The Annual Report provides an update on our operations and performance, including recent developments in our focus areas of inclusive finance, agriculture, renewable energy and Africa. full storyCooperatives, banking and development economics: Thos Gieskes’ path to Oikocredit
03 April | 2017 Today Thos Gieskes joins Oikocredit as our new managing director. With a background in development economics and over 30 years in leadership at a cooperative bank, Thos is excited about the new role with an organization he believes in. full storyOikocredit and IDB help Latin American farmers combat volatile coffee prices
29 March | 2017 Oikocredit has teamed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Fair Trade USA, Keurig Green Mountain and Catholic Relief Services for a unique three-year capacity building project to support smallholder coffee farmers facing volatile markets. full storyOikocredit exceeds € 1 billion in financing to partner organizations
22 March | 2017 Today Oikocredit announced its annual results at a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The cooperative achieved another successful year in financing its partner organizations to improve the quality of life of people in low-income countries. full storyFrom good intentions to a sustainable future
01 March | 2017 Oikocredit is not simply committed to delivering microfinance to clients in developing regions, it is also dedicated to ensuring that its clients have a sustainable future. Our capacity building programme focused on client outcomes is key to achieving this aim. full storyTransforming tea estates and impacting lives in northern India [part 2]
21 February | 2017 Oikocredit’s investment enabled Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Limited (DOTEPL) to buy three tea estates in Darjeeling, northern India; among them are Rangaroon and Pandam. full storyTransforming tea estates and impacting lives in northern India [part 1]
21 February | 2017 Deep in the northern mountains of India, lies Darjeeling, a region known for producing the best designated teas. What makes that perfect cup of steaming Darjeeling possible, are the thousands of people working on tea estates. full storyOikocredit appoints new managing director
07 February | 2017 Thos Gieskes will be welcomed as managing director of Oikocredit on 3 April 2017. full storyVideo featuring solar power solutions in India
02 February | 2017 Punam Energy Private Limited (PEPL), based in Kolkata, is the commercial offshoot of the NGO SwitchON. All of its products are marketed under the brand name ONergy. The NGO has been instrumental ... full storyOikocredit in Africa: Decisions are a matter of good relationships
31 January | 2017 As the crow flies, it is 4,599 kilometres between the offices of Judy Ngarachu in Nairobi, Kenya, and Yves Komaclo in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The two regional directors represent Oikocredit on the east-west axis of the continent, with five Oikocredit offices in West Africa and four in East Africa. We spoke with them about what unifies and differentiates their work in Oikocredit’s priority region. full storySupporting smallholder farmers during Ukraine’s turbulent times
12 January | 2017 Getting access to loans has been a challenge for smallholder farmers in Ukraine for several decades. Since the agrarian reforms following the country’s independence from Russia in 1991, mainstream investors have favoured large-scale agricultural production. full story
The rebuilding and refinancing of Ecuador’s devastated cocoa producers
19 December | 2016 Last April’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador particularly affected communities living in the coastal area where the fair-trade cocoa growers’ associations Fortaleza del Valle and FONMSOEAM operate. full storyVideo featuring support for Rwanda's booming coffee sector
01 December | 2016 Rusizi Specialty Coffee (RSC) is a coffee export company based in the district of Rusizi, in south-west Rwanda. Rusizi Speciality Coffee works with 2,000 smallholder farmers and three coffee cooperatives to produce high-quality coffee. full storyImproving the lives of people in rural areas through peanut farming
01 December | 2016 Athanas Matheka, founder and CEO of Greenforest Foods Limited, a Kenyan company that produces honey and nuts, is using peanuts to improve the lives of families in Kenya’s rural areas and to reduce resource-centred conflict. Yes, Peanuts. full storyOikocredit increases equity stake in Bolivian MFI
24 November | 2016 Oikocredit has more than doubled its investment in Banco Fie, a leading microfinance bank with a strong commitment to financial inclusion in Bolivia. Banco Fie has been a partner of Oikocredit’s ... full storyOikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and Fidosa invest in Guatemalan hydropower
23 November | 2016 Social investor Oikocredit, impact investor Triodos Investment Management and Guatemalan bank Grupo Financiero de Occidente (Fidosa) have teamed up to provide financing worth USD 8.20 million for two run-of-the-river hydroelectric plants in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. full storyOikocredit and USAID launch partnership to advance agriculture in West Africa
17 November | 2016 Oikocredit today announced that it is teaming up with USAID to finance West Africa’s agricultural sector. Oikocredit will provide loans to small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives and associations in agricultural value chains, backed up by a USAID guarantee facility. full storyOikocredit launches banking partnership with social bank ABS in Switzerland
16 November | 2016 Oikocredit and the Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS) have teamed up to launch a new savings product: the ‘Oikocredit Förderkonto’, a savings account to support people in developing countries. The... full storyDesert Land Blooms Again
03 November | 2016 Forty years ago, the idea of bio-dynamic farming at the edge of the Egyptian desert within a socially responsible business model seemed an unlikely prospect. SEKEM, founded in 1977, has turned what was once a dream into reality. full storyOikocredit supports expansion of home solar in West Africa
03 November | 2016 Oikocredit has made its first renewable energy investment in West Africa by providing financing to PEG Ghana, a supplier of solar home systems to low-income and rural communities. full storyAppointment of Managing Director
31 October | 2016 Oikocredit is looking for a Managing Director for its head office in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. full storyTowards Sustainable Development
17 October | 2016 Oikocredit and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives and challenges – taking the Philippines as an example /a series of talks by Marilou Pantua-Juanito from Quezon City (the Philippines). full storyInspired by the power of people
03 October | 2016 On 1 October 2016 Hann Verheijen joined Oikocredit International as our new credit director. Hann is no stranger to our work, having been director of Oikocredit Nederland for the past four years. We asked Hann for his thoughts about the journey that has brought him to Oikocredit, his new role and what lies ahead. full storyHann Verheijen appointed as credit director
15 September | 2016 On 1 October, Hann Verheijen will take up the role of credit director, and join Oikocredit’s managing board. full storyVideo featuring support for small-scale enterprises in rural Bolivia
25 August | 2016 Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Unidad Productiva (IDEPRO) is a Bolivian microfinance institution (MFI) that mixes conventional microfinance services with consultancy and advice to small and medium enterprises and selected production chains. IDEPRO’s clients mostly live in rural or semi-urban areas of Bolivia, and are active in trade, production, farming, and other small-scale enterprises. full storyFinancial access and opportunity in Ecuador
01 August | 2016 In 1978 Oikocredit made its very first loan to a non-profit organization working with farmers in Ecuador. Since then, Oikocredit has grown its portfolio in Ecuador significantly, with loans and investments in the country currently standing at € 49 million to almost 30 partners. full storyAgricultural Alliance, CSAF, reaches two million smallholder farmers with nearly $600M in credit
12 July | 2016 After two years since the establishment of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF), its members continue to grow their lending and reach to small farmers and their communities. CSAF... full storyCONCRECES: A sombrero business that supports its people
08 July | 2016 In the Mexican state of Oaxaca, almost half the population works in the primary sector, with limited access to banks or financial institutions. Many small entrepreneurs struggle to obtain finance for their businesses. This is where Oikocredit partner, Unión de Crédito Concreces SA de CV (known as CONCRECES) plays a valuable role. CONCRECES is a well-established credit union supporting micro and small enterprises in Oaxaca and, to a smaller extent, in other states. full storyInterview with Oikocredit's country manager for Mexico
04 July | 2016 Carlos Rius, Oikocredit’s country manager for Mexico, was interviewed about Oikocredit’s activities in Mexico and how working with credit unions has become a focal point for the country’s investment strategy. full storyOikocredit invests US$ 4.4M in Costa Rican wind projects
30 June | 2016 Social investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit has provided US$ 4.4 million in debt facilities for four 20MW-capacity wind projects in Costa Rica, marking the cooperative’s first investment in wind energy. full storyOikocredit presents Coffee Excellence Awards
28 June | 2016 On the evening of Friday 24 June, the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) held its annual Excellence Awards in Dublin, Ireland as part of the 2016 World of Coffee event. This year’s ... full storyOikocredit invests $8M in Mongolian bank, XacBank
21 June | 2016 Oikocredit has joined eight other investors in a syndicated loan to XacBank in Mongolia, totalling US$ 108.5 million. Around US$ 30 million of the loan facility will be purely dedicated towards supporting female-owned or operated micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. full storyOikocredit releases social results for 2015
17 June | 2016 Oikocredit today released its social performance results for 2015 via a press conference in Amsterdam. Oikocredit social performance director and interim managing director, Ging Ledesma, presented... full storyAnnual general meeting elects new board members, approves dividend
15 June | 2016 Last week over 100 members and staff of Oikocredit International gathered for a week of meetings in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands. The week concluded with the cooperative’s annual general meeting (AGM) on 9 June. full story“Oikocredit has far more influence and impact on people than I realised”
01 June | 2016 Following the announcement that he would be stepping down from his position as Oikocredit International’s (OI) managing director, David Woods shared his thoughts on his time at Oikocredit, his decision to move on and his future plans. full storyOikocredit managing director David Woods steps down
01 June | 2016 David Woods has announced that he is stepping down from his position as Oikocredit International’s (OI) managing director to pursue his long-term personal goal of emigrating to New Zealand. full storyOikocredit continues operations in Ecuador following devastating earthquake
27 May | 2016 On 16 April 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Ecuador, killing 661 people and injuring 27,732*. Oikocredit Ecuador staff, based in Quito were not in areas affected by the earthquake. Since this first earthquake a number of small ones have followed, as well as tremors and aftershocks. full storyStudy tour heads to Ecuador
03 May | 2016 This year Oikocredit’s annual study tour will take place in Ecuador. Groups of staff, volunteers, members and investors will visit partners and their end-clients in the country’s coastal and highland regions from 8 to 14 May 2016. full storyAnnual report: Growth and change
21 April | 2016 Oikocredit's annual report for 2015 is now online. It provides an update on operations and performance, including recent developments in our focus areas of inclusive finance, agriculture and renewable energy and Africa. full storyData analysis and capacity building: linking good intentions with good results
06 April | 2016 Microfinance institutions can support sustainable poverty alleviation, but only if they reach the right clients with the right services. Oikocredit’s client outcomes programme uses capacity ... full storyInterview: A grassroots-approach to innovation
30 March | 2016 The business development unit at Oikocredit’s Amersfoort office has expanded. The team now comprises two full-time business development specialists, Rien Hazeleger and newcomer Vincent van Dugteren, and director equity and business development Bart van Eyk. We spoke to Rien (RH) and Vincent (VvD) about what drives business development at Oikocredit and how innovation will be nurtured within the cooperative. full storyOikocredit grows total portfolio by 23%, reaches record investments in Africa
23 March | 2016 Oikocredit has recorded another set of solid results for the full year ending 31 December 2015, passing a historic milestone of € 1 billion in total assets and recording exponential growth in ... full storyOikocredit makes $11m investment in Honduran solar power plant
07 March | 2016 In February, social investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit, invested US$ 11 million in Compañía Hondureña de Energía Solar, S.A. de C.V. (COHESSA), a solar energy company established to build, own and operate the solar power plant ‘Valle Solar’ in the province of Nacaome in southern Honduras. Honduras is the second poorest country in Central America, with the World Bank estimating that 62.8% of the population were living below the national poverty line in 2014. full storyOikocredit invests $ 5.9 million in Nicaraguan agroforestry company
08 February | 2016 Global impact investor, Oikocredit, has invested US$ 5.9 million in Cafetalera Nicafrance SA (Nicafrance), as part of a US$ 13.3 million co-investment with the Moringa Partnership. full storyMeeting the demand for sustainable fish
11 January | 2016 In September 2014, Oikocredit made its first equity investment of US$ 2.5 million in Yalelo Ltd, a sustainable aquaculture company in Zambia. Yalelo farms tilapia in Lake Kariba which is then sold... full storyFirst securitization deal for off-grid solar in Africa
05 January | 2016 At the end of 2015, Oikocredit and BBOXX, a British-based solar energy provider, announced that they had teamed up to fund the distribution and financing of solar technology for low-income households in Kenya. full storyLetter from our managing director
21 December | 2015 Dear valued stakeholders, With 2015 almost at a close, it’s a good time not only to reflect on the year’s achievements, but also look forward to what 2016 may bring. This year was one of steady ... full storyIndian water and sanitation initiative a success
15 December | 2015 In 2011, Oikocredit’s Indian subsidiary, Maanaveeya, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) jointly funded a US$ 1 million Sustainable Financing for Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation and Renewable Energy project (known as WATSAN). full storyBuilding up Oikocredit’s equity portfolio
09 December | 2015 In August 2015, Oikocredit welcomed a new member to the management team, Bart van Eyk. As the equity and business development director, Bart is responsible for building-up and managing the equity ... full storyTree plantings mark Oikocredit’s 40th anniversary
18 November | 2015 Last week trees were planted in the Netherlands, Kenya and India to mark Oikocredit’s 40th anniversary, in ceremonies that were attended by Oikocredit employees from around the globe. The tree ... full storyUpdate on Philippine operations
20 October | 2015 The Philippines has been hit by yet another devastating typhoon. On Sunday 18 October, typhoon Koppu (also known as Lando in the Philippines) made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the island... full storyImpact study on agriculture partner, SEKEM
14 September | 2015 In September 2014, Oikocredit initiated an impact evaluation study on its Egyptian agricultural partner, SEKEM. The study was coordinated by Oikocredit International in close cooperation with ... full storyPreparing for disaster and the effects of climate change
10 September | 2015 Natural disasters affect everybody; however low-income earners are generally the ones that suffer the most. The Philippines is the third highest country at risk for natural disasters next to ... full storyMeeting the demand for sustainable agri-business
02 September | 2015 Around 75% of people living on less the US$ 2 a day reside in rural areas, depending on agriculture as their main source of income. A growing world population and the effects of climate change are... full storyFuture bright for Manduvirá’s sugar refinery
26 August | 2015 Cooperativa de Producción Agroindustrial, Ahorro y Crédito Manduvirá Ltda (Manduvirá) is an Oikocredit partner and cooperative producing organic and fair trade sugar in Paraguay. It operates out ... full storyCoffee and Reconciliation in Rwanda
19 August | 2015 By Ging Ledesma In the Rusizi district of south-west Rwanda, Jean Bosco Ngabonziza, a nurse fondly known as ‘Nurse Bosco’, is a well-known and well-respected member of his community. After the ... full storyOrganic and fair trade honey in Mexico
30 July | 2015 Miel Mexicana Volcán Popocatepetl SC de RL (Miel Mexicana) is an agricultural cooperative focused on the production of organic and fair trade honey. The cooperative was established in 2002 by 35 ... full storyCooperative banking in El Salvador
28 July | 2015 Banco Izalqueño de los Trabajadores Sociedad Cooperativa de RL de CV (Banco Izalqueño) is a regulated cooperative bank specialising in financing micro, small and medium enterprises as well as ... full story
Agricultural alliance, CSAF, provides over $500M in loans
17 July | 2015 In April 2014, seven social lenders — Alterfin, Oikocredit, Rabobank, responsAbility Investments AG, Root Capital, the Shared Interest Society and Triodos Investment Management teamed up to form ... full storyBart van Eyk appointed equity and business development director
07 July | 2015 On 1 August, Bart van Eyk will begin as equity and business development director, joining Oikocredit International’s management team. Bart brings extensive international business and leadership ... full storyOikocredit celebrates its 40th anniversary
23 June | 2015 On 11 June, Oikocredit held its 40th anniversary event at Saint Elisabeth’s Church in Berlin-Mitte. Around 300 guests from over 30 countries came together to celebrate the anniversary of a ... full storyOikocredit and Central Lanera Uruguaya; a long-term partnership
18 June | 2015 Since its humble beginnings in 1975, Oikocredit has funded 1,670 partner organizations, disbursing over € 2.1 billion in development financing. Of the many organizations that have partnered with ... full storyStrong social and sustainable results for impact investor, Oikocredit
16 June | 2015 Social investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit, today released its social performance results for 2014. The results reflect data reported by 591 of Oikocredit’s partner organizations. In ... full storyWendy Plant: over 30 years of dedicated service
02 June | 2015 Wendy Plant has been with Oikocredit for over 30 years, making her Oikocredit’s longest standing employee. Initially joining as an administrative staffer after moving to the Netherlands from her ... full storyOikocredit’s first partner in Latin America
27 May | 2015 In Ecuador over 20% of the population live below the national poverty line*. Among the country’s rural population this proportion rises to over 50%**. Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio ... full storyThe origin of Oikocredit’s name
19 May | 2015 Oikocredit’s roots can be traced back to a meeting of the World Council of Churches. During its 1968 General Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, a number of young and politically engaged church members ... full storyYlse van der Schoot: a strong leader who helped pave the way
12 May | 2015 At the end of April, Ylse van der Schoot, investor relations director announced that she would be leaving Oikocredit to pursue other challenges. Over her eight years with Oikocredit, Ylse has built a strong team, bringing structure and process to many of the cooperative’s operational activities. With the collaboration of her colleagues and the wider Oikocredit network, the department drove inflow of lendable funds from around € 460 million in 2009 to € 780 million in 2014. Her knowledge, commitment, drive and incredible work appetite will be sorely missed within the Oikocredit cooperative. We recently spoke with Ylse about her time with Oikocredit and what the mission means to her. full storyOikocredit invests $5M in SA TAXI, South Africa
17 April | 2015 Worldwide cooperative and social investor, Oikocredit, has invested US$ 5 million in a six-year multi-currency syndicated loan facility totalling US$ 36 million with SA Taxi, a 98% owned subsidiary of Transaction Capital. The loan was arranged by Netherlands Development Finance Company, FMO, which invested US$ 10 million, in syndication with Cordiant (US$ 15 million), and Symbiotics (US$ 6 million). full story