Oikocredit’s Managing Director, Thos Gieskes, reflects on the past year and what 2020 brings. He talks about “building a new house” for Oikocredit, the high points as well as low points. Oikocredit’s plans for 2020 include celebrating its 45-year anniversary.

The desire to achieve a positive social impact is the reason why people invest in Oikocredit. How does this goal become a reality? We spoke to Oikocredit’s social performance experts about capacity building and Oikocredit's approach to social performance.

We look at the work of Oikocredit partner Musoni Kenya Microfinance, a pioneer in the provision of digital financial services. Here you can see how its cooperation with Oikocredit, in client protection principles, helps it to serve low-income clients when digital services are provided.

Private and public stakeholders in the Rwandan tea sector join forces to empower rural farmers. “That’s just my cup of tea”, says Helmut Pojunke from Oikocredit’s support association in Bonn who visited Oikocredit’s partner Karongi in Rwanda (read Helmut’s story).

Athanas Matheka, Managing Director of Oikocredit partner Greenforest, was on tour to answer questions from Oikocredit investors. Hear what he has to say about fair trade and the need for support to obtain certifications, as well as other challenges faced by his business and smallholder farmers in Kenya.