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Building Prospects-P10004155-001 ARAF is established to support smallholder farmers to enhance their livelihoods and climate resilience. It will invest in the following types of companies:
•	Aggregators: companies that provide bundled solutions such as climate resilience inputs and/or affordable credit bundled with extension services or access to markets; 
•	Agri Tech businesses: companies that provide digital solutions such as an online market place that connects farmers with input providers and/or offer extension support to improve farmer productivity; 
•	Financial service providers: companies that provide farmers with access to innovative financial services enabling them to diversify their income base by investing in additional productive assets and making it affordable to them to buy farm inputs.
MASSIF-P10002217-001 To attract funding to foster growth, BMI and Berendina Stichting are committed to an alternative legal and organizational structure. A consultant is appointed to advise on the update of BMI's 3 year strategic plan, including an analysis of the present organizational model governance structure and current social performance measurement system and assessment of the appropriate ICT software solution. A parallel study will also be carried out to identify the most appropriate legal structure.
MASSIF-P10000549-003 A USD 10 mln senior unsecured loan will facilitate the finance of Access Bank’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) portfolio in the DRC. The project has a strong emphasize on social and environmental safeguards, particularly on potential human rights impacts.
MASSIF-P10004085-006 Through this IESG-CD package, FMO aims to support its clients in times of the Covid-19 crisis with remote advisory support on business continuation and a platform for learning and exchange which includes webinars and a forum for communities of practice.
MASSIF-P10001493-002 Hamkorbank is in a transition phase and is expanding; FMO's financing will support this. The bank is well positioned with its primary location in the local Fergana Valley and wants to increase its foothold throughout the country. The provision of scarce risk-bearing capital will allow the bank to attract further long-term funding and increase its loan book by around 6-7 times FMO's investment. The FMO-nominated board member will further help strengthen the bank.
MASSIF-P10005727-001 The funding objective is to provide a mezzanine tranche behind the equity and junior subordinated debt that catalyzes the senior DFI tranche for this newly established debt fund. Our funds provide a EUR 7.5mln tranche out of the EUR 32.5mln capital stack.
MASSIF-P10003118-001 The Fund provides scarce growth capital to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia.
Building Prospects-P10003447-004 The funding objective is support for the facilities portfolio companies for PPE and protection for staff and communities.
AEF-I-P10002393-001 BIX provides finance in the value chain up‐front in exchange for a preferential claim on the future impact certificate revenue (carbon credits) to redeem the funding.
MASSIF-P10003038-001 FMO is investing USD 8 million in 5 and 10 year notes that will catalyze shorter-tenor notes. The Fund's mission is to invest in sustainable solutions that help impoverished people earn a living and improve their lives. It does this by providing financing to social enterprises working in one or more of the following investment initiatives: women-centered finance with education; women-centered finance with health; rural-centered finance with education; smallholder farmer services; and solar lights. It is anticipated the Fund will invest in additional initiatives over time, such as home improvement finance or more efficient cook stoves.
MASSIF-P10002270-004 The project under consideration is to support VFI to further develop its innovative African and Asian Resilience in Disaster Investment Scheme (A2RDIS) scheme. Incepted in January 2018, A2RDIS is run and managed by VFI. The Scheme enables VFI’s MFIs to be financially strong and stable enough post disaster, by offering immediate funding to restore livelihoods through recovery lending programmes. A2RDIS has around 4 million potential beneficiaries. The objective of this project is to build upon this by further strengthening the scheme, implementing A2RDIS in more countries and adding a flood product to the offering.
AEF-I-P10004236-001 FMO’s financing will be used to finance the development of the Project which will be one of the first large scale solar PV plants in the country upon its completion. Bangladesh has abundant solar resource availability and the Project can assist Bangladesh in growing its power capacity with renewable sources to cover the rapid growing energy demand.
MASSIF-P10004129-002 The project is an emergency response to the spread of COVID-19 and aims to facilitate the sustainable provision of the company’s financial services during and post-pandemic. The project supports FMF-E in taking the required precaution measures and stimulates the use of digital channels for FMF-E’s customers.
MASSIF-P10002749-001 The funds will be used for on-lending to micro entrepreneurs at the bottom of the pyramid.
AEF-I-P10003718-002 FMO’s funding will be used for the construction of the Project for a total amount of more than USD 100mln. FMO will invest ca. USD 25mln in the Project; partner investors will fund the remainder. The Project will sell its electricity under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to Electricite de Djibouti, the Djibouti state-owned utility. Please note, FMO has already funded ca. USD 1mln to finance the development phase of the Project. Development has now been finalized and construction will commence.
MASSIF-P10004533-001 MASSIF has committed USD 10mln to the Fund at First Close. The Fund focuses on investments in Cambodia and Laos, where impact potential is high and the penetration of PE activities remains low. The investment will allow FMO to keep supporting a trusted partner active in countries where there are limited PE teams with on-the-ground presence and local knowledge.
MASSIF-P00015639-006 To expand its offering, FINCA Nigeria wish to launch Alternative Delivery Channels (ADC), particularly Digital Financial Services (DFS). This will provide the market with technologies needed to facilitate transactions quickly and easily. To this end, FINCA Nigeria intends to recruit a consultant to help develop a strategy and roll-out plan for DFS, and to provide technical assistance and guidance during development, implementation and piloting.
MASSIF-P10019264-001 We offer risk sharing facility to Terabank to support a new micro and SME loan portfolio of people from Georgia to support their income generating business activities.
MASSIF-P00019885-012 Objective of the project is to implement the client education program for Arohan (potential) clients and train approximately 35.000 rural beneficiaries on financial literacy through classroom training and create financial awareness amongst 15.000 villagers through mass awareness campaigns. This is the second project (first one is ongoing with Utkarsh MFI) under the Client Education Partnership with ACCION.
MASSIF-P00017754-009 The aim of the project is to introduce and pilot an SME finance product that addresses the presently unmet finance needs of SMEs in Ibadan, Oyo State, where Advans Nigeria is located. This will ensure that the organization is adequately equipped to undertake SME lending and to provide high quality financial services to the SME clientele in the long term.
Building Prospects-P10004672-001 FMO’s investment in the Africa Renewable Energy Fund II will come from two government funds, Access to Energy Fund (“AEF”) and Building Prospects Fund (“BPF”). The funding objective is to deploy capital towards investments that deliver social and environmental benefits as well as financial returns. The AREF II investment mandate is focused on renewable energy generation in Africa, and as such the fund will play an important role in the support to the transition to clean energy as well as increasing access to energy in underserved and challenging markets. The Fund Manager has a unique blend of team skills, experience and networks allowing for a compelling proposition.
Building Prospects-P10003325-002 The funds will be used to build up and expand food storage, supply and logistics business which are part of its Yoma F&B segment.
AEF-I-P10004427-001 The proposed debt funding to Gajam India’s holding Gajam Group will be converted into a guarantee to back a working capital facility for Gajam India that will be used to purchase and sell primarily solar energy and energy efficient cookstoves.
Building Prospects-P10003918-001 Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II aims to support the next generation of impact-driven entrepreneurs who are designing and executing breakthrough business models in order to provide essential products and services for the mass low-income markets in Africa.
MASSIF-P10003851-001 FMO will invest USD 5mln in the Fund. The Fund will employ its capital to support small-scale fisheries in Indonesia and the Philippines. The two countries of operations have been selected because these are major fishing nations (e.g. Indonesia is the 2nd largest seafood producer globally), with 4.3mln small-scale fishermen, and where Rare has developed a strong foothold.
Building Prospects-P10002394-003 The objective of FMO's equity investment is to finance the roll-out of the commercial rooftop PV sales strategy that also provides in-house financing to the customers and strengthen Orb’s presence in Kenya by expanding the branch network and increasing the manpower.
MASSIF-P10000822-001 The investment is a EUR 10 million debt fund, in which OC and FMO (through MASSIF) will each invest EUR 5 million. The fund life is 10 years, with an investment period of 5 years. A strategic partnership is envisaged as FMO and OC's combined microfinance portfolio is the largest in the world in volume as well as in its number of clients.
MASSIF-P10014514-001 FMO’s loan will be used for on-lending purposes to self-employed individuals and will be used to specifically grow Watu’s youth and rural focused MSME mobility portfolio in Uganda.
MASSIF-P10003615-002 Liwwa Inc. (liwwa) is a FinTech start-up that operates a crowdfunding platform to provide trade finance to un(der)served small businesses. Liwwa started operations in March 2015 and targets MSMEs in Jordan. These MSMEs benefit from an online loan application process and marketplace function, while retail investors can crowdfund ‘campaigns’ based on the credit assessment, loan structuring and pricing determined by Liwwa.
MASSIF-P10002191-001 The Fund will provide seed and growth capital to early and early-growth stage SME's, that target underserved geographies in South Asian countries (Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan). The Fund will seek companies that focus on the underserved population in their day to day business and not just as an add-on activity. This is in line with the strategy of the existing Aavishkaar PE funds in India. The focus sectors include agriculture, energy, health, education, livelihoods, water & sanitation and technology for development. The deal sizes are expected to be between US$ 0.5-5.0 million.
MASSIF-P10004762-002 The objective is to support FMO clients with Leadership training.
Building Prospects-P10002609-001 The objective of this funding is to improve community livelihoods opportunities, expand grievance management systems and facilitate the resolution of legacy land issues, so that Feronia can improve its community engagement and operations.
MASSIF-P00015393-004 The overall goal of this capacity development project is to equip investees of Mustard - all SMEs - to tackle the challenges they are facing and help them to mature to meeting international business best practices.
MASSIF-P10003157-001 One Puhunan provides financial services to low income individuals, micro and small businesses which are not served by traditional banking instructions. FMO’s financing will support further growth of the company’s loan portfolio in the region of Mindanao and Bicol.
MASSIF-P00000000-036 Through the MASSIF FMOxChange program, FMO puts MASSIF clients and partners into contact with one another. Where there is a strong match and opportunity for fruitful knowledge exchange, FMO supports both clients in arranging a visit (or 'exchange'). In some cases, we are also able to cover the cost of the flights to facilitate the exchange.
AEF-I-P10003378-001 Funding will be utilised over the next three years to provide finance for pay-as-you-go solar installations in one million homes – on top of the 500,000 already connected.
MASSIF-P10000900-001 This funding consists of a EUR 0.7 mln equity investment in Advans Nigeria for the development of MSME finance in Oyo state. Advans SA Sicar, the holding Advans Nigeria belongs to, will start and operate this institution according to its high standards.
MASSIF-P10003157-002 This facility will support the expansion of One Puhunan's microfinance and individual loan portfolio as well as contribute to enhancing company's asset and liability matching.
MASSIF-P10004129-001 With FMO's financing FMF-E will increase its outreach to women and youth in rural areas. FMF-E is a 100% inclusive finance project.
MASSIF-P00019885-011 Objective of the project is to implement the client education program at Utkarsh MFI and train approximately 13.200 rural beneficiaries on financial literacy through class room training and create financial awareness amongst 10.000 villagers through mass awareness campaigns. If this partnership with Accion and project proofs successful, it is intended to be replicated with other Indian FMO MASSIF clients.
MASSIF-P00018142-007 FMO is providing capacity development funding to support FAMA in updating its MIS and ICT platforms, such that it becomes more modern and robust and is compliant with the regulator's requirements for a deposit-taking institution.
MASSIF-P10002246-003 Funding will be used to support a set of interventions that collectively aim to enhance the lead to sales ratio, by improving both external communication and internal efficiencies.
AEF-I-P10004257-001 FMO’s repayable grant of EUR 0.2 million will add to an amount invested by its shareholders of EUR 1.5 mln and a grant from RVO to complete two biodigesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The biodigesters will receive organic waste from a slaughterhouse and a brewery nearby and use the gas to produce electricity that is sold to the national electricity company SONABEL. The organic material that remains in the biodigesters is taken out and sold as fertiliser.
MASSIF-P10001443-003 FMO will provide a capacity development grant, which will be used for reviewing and refining the credit risk management processes, skills transfer to Untu staff (including the mentoring and coaching of senior management and with a focus on operations) and strengthening of core IT capabilities.
Building Prospects-P10019470-001 FMO will provide funding ('the Fund') to SIMA C&I to be used for debt funding to SME energy services and construction companies in Sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial and Industrial (“C&I”) PV sector. It will offer a combination of short (developer) and long-term (project/asset) financing. The Fund’s ultimate goal is to promote the reduction of GHG emissions as well as to support the growth of SME energy companies.
MASSIF-P10003372-001 ASA Pakistan, is a rapidly growing microfinance institution primarily targeting women micro-entrepreneurs, in a country that ranks 147 out of 188 countries according to the gender inequality index produced by the United Nations. Funding is needed to finance the institution's growth. In the trajectory to apply for a Microfinance Bank license, ASA Pakistan is strengthening its organization, systems and procedures. FMO's financing is expected to bring funding stability to the balance sheet of the institution alongside other international funders.
MASSIF-P10004465-002 The CD contribution to DIF II’s accompany technical assistance facility will help DIF and its investee companies implement strong E&S practices through focus on corporate governance, E&S advisory and Health and Safety (H&S) advisory.
MASSIF-P10002270-001 FMO has provided a five year loan for USD 10 million from the MASSIF fund to VisionFund International (VFI), a global microfinance organisation.  This transaction will especially benefit rural communities and female clients from VisionFund’s African microfinance institutions (MFIs). In addition, FMO has also provided a USD 275,000 Capacity Development (CD) grant to support VFI with an innovative approach to disaster resilient microfinance.
MASSIF-P10004828-001 FMO will provide Capacity Development funds to support the customer in the following topics: HR and Diversity and Inclusion.
Building Prospects-P10003769-001 EcoEnterprises Partners III will invest in compelling, scalable small businesses that actively contribute to the creation of sustainable livelihoods, the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources, the preservation of vulnerable eco-systems and bio-diverse working landscapes, and the mitigation of climate risks.
MASSIF-P10002960-004 A secured, local currency loan of USD 6,000,000 for 5 years with 2 years' grace, to be used to grow the SME portfolio.
MASSIF-P10004829-001 Deloitte will be supporting FMO with remote advisory for our clients and investees related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
MASSIF-P10001480-001 FMO provided a long-term senior loan to be used for on-lending to rural and urban MSMEs. As long-term funding is unavailable in the local market, FMO's loan contributes significantly to the growth of this bank and therefore indirectly of the development of Tajikistan's private sector entrepreneurs. Next to our loan, we provided ABTJ with grant funding from our Capacity Development Programme to support the development and implementation of a special agricultural lending product.
Building Prospects-P10003559-001 FMO intends to fund this investment as part of this strategic effort to reach its own GHG goals while realising an acceptable risk-return level. It has been well documented that investing in (commercial) forestry and forestry related activities contributes significantly - and most efficiently - to the GHG targets. Also, forestry generates more than average (rural) employment than other productive industries.
AEF-I-P10004034-001 The aim is to improve d.Light’s understanding of affordability at acquisition of the customer and post-acquisition, thus ensuring mis-selling is limited, whilst ensuring the financial model of the company  is sustainable and enables the company to accelerate the roll out of its products.
MASSIF-P00019885-013 The funding will support a MENA Governance and Leadership program, which will contribute to strengthened governance, improved risk management practices, and enhanced strategic leadership capacity among financial inclusion institutions in the region.
MASSIF-P00020184-005 The aim of the project is to support the set up of a microfinance institution (MFI) in Uganda dedicated to small and micro entrepreneurs - EFC Uganda. The model developed by DID is known as a Entrepreneurial Finance Centres (EFC, or CFE in French).
AEF-I-P10002062-001 AREF seeks investment opportunities in pre-construction assets and project developers, targeting the provision of equity for construction typically from US$5 mln to US$50 mln per project. AREF targets markets and projects where value is supported by maturing and expanding local renewable energy legislation, deregulation of the electricity sector, and demographic and commercial drivers under-pinning future demand growth for power. For more information about Berkeley Energy and AREF please visit www.berkeley-energy.com.
MASSIF-P10003219-004 FDL will use the new facility to continue funding clients in underserved areas of Nicaragua. The objective of this facility, which has a USD 3.0mln committed tranche and a USD 1.5mln uncommitted tranche, is to extend access to finance for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises and local agribusinesses.
MASSIF-P10003615-003 Liwwa has requested FMO to support it in developing its technology roadmap, and to identify the key capabilities that it will need in order to build the business.
Building Prospects-P10000971-001 FMO's investment will allow the fund to reach a first close and subsequently attract follow-up funding from other development finance institutions and commercial investors.
MASSIF-P00020833-005 Through this project FMO will provide CEDB with Capacity Development funding to support the development and roll out of a pilot project in promoting renewable energy technologies (RETs) or remote, rural households. The main objective of the pilot is to demonstrate the viability of a business model whereby CEDB provides wholesale loans to local financial institutions/cooperatives that are used specifically to finance RETs. The pilot will take place in two of Nepal's less developed districts and, if successful, will be replicated in other regions of the country as well.
AEF-I-P10004406-001 The objective of FMO’s financing is to fund the development, construction, and operation of a portfolio of run-of-river hydroelectric projects in Madagascar.
Building Prospects-P10001077-002 FMO's funding will go towards a framework Joint Venture Agreement with AFC for the establishment of a US$15 mln infrastructure project development facility (PDF or facility). FMO and AFC will each commit US$7.5 mln, with the purpose of financing AFC-managed early stage development projects in the field of transport, power, water, oil and gas downstream/midstream, agribusiness and social infrastructure. Eligible projects that comply with FMO's investment criteria are expected to have a good potential for reaching bankability and financial close. The management cost facilty is an annual management fee contribution amount deducted from the investment facility payable by FMO to AFC as compensation for managing the investment facility.
MASSIF-P10002437-004 Maris has a commitment with its DFI investor(s) to further improve social and HuR risk management within the company’s portfolio. FMO aims to support this work thorough its CD program which entails:
• Review of current social risks by external expert.
• Development of detailed and targeted, topic-specific Social Management Plans (SMP).
• Edit and add on to existing policies and procedures.
• Provide training to implement new and updated policies.
Building Prospects-P10002416-001 DEG, BIO, EAIF and FMO provide a long term loan facility in an amount of up to USD 49 million (DEG: USD 16.5 million, BIO: USD 11 million, EAIF: USD 5 million, FMO: USD 16.5 million). The funds of DEG, BIO, EAIF and FMO shall be used to finance investments into replanting, equipment, fertiliser and environmental and social governance.
MASSIF-P10002960-002 The objective of the project is to perform a Client Protection Assessment against the seven principles of the Smart Campaign at SDB.
MASSIF-P10004611-001 In this project, an in-depth market analysis will be conducted and client-centric products and services will be developed. The project has two main goals: i) to have a deeper understanding of economic activities and financial needs of smallholder farmers in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and ii) to diversify the product offerings in the two countries to address the specific needs of the smallholder farmers, especially female farmers in these countries.
MASSIF-P10002127-001 FDL's ambition lies in leveraging its country-wide network to grow in a sustainable manner in accordance with its mission, and driven by customer demand. FMO's financing will support FDL's transition from NGO to non-banking financial institution (NBFI) regulated by the banking regulator with a license to attract deposits.
MASSIF-P10001887-003 FMO provides the fund with a revolving credit facility to finance the annual growth of the portfolio that results from financing seasonal crops such as coffee.
Building Prospects-P10000404-004 FMO's investment will fund the development and construction of a geothermal power plant. The two-phased 72 MW San Jacinto Tizate Geothermal Project is located in the vicinity of several young active volcanoes.