{"id":3350,"date":"2022-07-06T15:27:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondohuruma.com\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:38:35","slug":"the-huruma-fund-supports-financing-for-smallholder-farmers-in-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondohuruma.com\/en\/the-huruma-fund-supports-financing-for-smallholder-farmers-in-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Huruma Fund supports financing for smallholder farmers in Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Members of the Gawa Capital team with women beneficiaries of the CAURIE program in Senegal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Madrid, July 06, 2022.-<\/strong> The Huruma Fund has completed its first investment in Africa by granting a \u20ac2.5 million loan to Senegal’s CAURIE<\/a> microfinance institution, a leader in financing smallholder farmers. With this investment, the Huruma fund aims to generate jobs benefiting more than 9,700 families in Senegal. The fund will support Caurie’s growth in the agricultural sector with the main objective of reaching more than 17,000 smallholder farmers in the next 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Huruma Fund is managed by GAWA Capital and financed by the European Union, FONPRODE, COFIDES and private investors and savers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIGITIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RISK MITIGATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CAURIE<\/a> is developing a farm loan digitalisation process, adapting its risk assessment to the location of the farmers, the crop yield and their financial situation in order to reduce the credit risk in the sector. El objetivo es reducir el riesgo crediticio del sector agr\u00edcola. Adem\u00e1s, Caurie promueve la resiliencia clim\u00e1tica entre sus clientes. Es una de las dos instituciones de Senegal que se ha unido a la iniciativa Microfinance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (MEBA), desarrollada por Naciones Unidas con el fin de aumentar la resiliencia de productores rurales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the Gawa Capital team with women beneficiaries of the CAURIE program in Senegal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Chief Investment Officer at GAWA Capital, Tom\u00e1s Rib\u00e9<\/strong>, states that \u201cfinancing Caurie is the first investment of the Huruma Fund in a state classified as a \u2018least developed country\u2019 by the OECD and a good example of an institution that is changing to support those most vulnerable farmers due to climate change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chairman of COFIDES, Jos\u00e9 Luis Curbelo<\/strong>, highlights, \u201cthe opportunity for the Huruma Fund to start operations in Africa, a priority region for Spain and the European Union\u201d. Additionally, he underlines the \u201csignificance\u201d of financial inclusion instruments in developing economies, \u201cespecially given their ability to reach the most vulnerable segments of the population\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A woman with a member of the Gawa Capital team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the twenty-three years since its inception, Caurie has become the leading microfinance institution in social innovation in Senegal, reaching over 85,000 borrowers. Caurie operates in rural areas (63% of its clients), reaching more than 73,000 vulnerable women, of whom more than 37,000 live in poverty. The institution remained very close to its clients during the pandemic, mobilizing over one million euros for cash transfers and food kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of specific products that adapt to the needs of small farmers, CAURIE has significantly increased financing for agricultural activities in recent years. Currently, Caurie provides loans to more than 9,400 producers, with an agricultural portfolio of over five million euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE HURUMA FUND<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Huruma Fund<\/a> is the first project led by COFIDES within the framework of agriculture blending facilities in the European Union. With the advice of GAWA Capital, it has 120 million euros contributed by the European Union, FONPRODE (the Development Promotion Fund) of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)<\/a>, COFIDES and private investors, thanks to the collaboration of CaixaBank Private Banking<\/a>, which has distributed the fund through its national network. The objective is to provide access to loans to farmers in underserved rural areas in Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It includes a Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) to provide consulting services and training related to agriculture, and to help improve the entities the Fund invests in, enhancing the impact on excluded rural populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT GAWA CAPITAL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2010, GAWA Capital<\/a> is the leading firm in impact investing in Spain, having mobilised over 204 million euros in public and private investments. Its objective is to improve the lives of low-income communities by promoting investing in social enterprises, while providing their investors with a financial return. GAWA was a pioneer in the introduction of impact investing in Spain, launching three funds which invest in emerging countries with an inclusive approach to market solutions for social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT COFIDES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

COFIDES<\/a>, a State-owned company engaging in the management of State and third-party as well as its own funds, pursues a number of aims: internationalisation of Spain\u2019s economy, furtherance of economic development and fortification of the solvency of companies affected by COVID-19. In addition to the Spanish State, its shareholders include Banco Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Banco Sabadell and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This press release was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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