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The Financial Inclusion for Refugees (FI4R) project, launched in 2019 by FSD Africa in partnership with FSD Uganda, Access to Finance Rwanda, and BFA Global, aims to provide financial services to forcibly displaced people (FDPs) and host communities. The project focuses on overcoming barriers such as insufficient documentation and perceived risk to enable refugees to access loans, savings, and digital payments.

This case study describes how the BimaLab insurTech accelerator, backed by FSD Africa and the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) of Kenya, supported the startup KaroPay in developing insurance-linked credit solutions for education in Kenya.

This case study describes how the BimaLab insurtech accelerator, initiated by FSD Africa in partnership with the Swiss Re Foundation and Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), supported Soso Care, a health micro-insurance startup in Nigeria. Soso Care provides health insurance to low-income earners who pay premiums using recyclable waste.

This fact sheet describes the Climate Finance Training Programme created by Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa to address the green funding gap in Africa by building the capacity of policymakers, regulators, and financial experts to access climate funds and design financial products.

This case study describes a partnership between FSD Africa and the Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) to provide local funding for DarwayCoast, a solar power company in Nigeria. The initiative focuses on scaling solar mini-grids to increase energy access and promote climate action financing through a credit guarantee model.

This fact sheet by FSD Africa describes the Nigerian Green Bond Market Development Programme, an initiative designed to mobilize private capital to address Nigeria's severe energy crisis and meet its climate goals through sovereign and corporate green bond issuances.

This case study describes the impact of FSD Africa's investment in Nithio, an AI-driven climate finance platform that provides receivables-backed financing to off-grid solar companies in Africa to improve energy access for households and small businesses.

This fact sheet describes the activities of Persistent Energy Capital, a venture builder and fund that provides equity and support to green innovators in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting its partnership with FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi).

This case study describes how Sand to Green, a tech-powered firm focused on combating desertification through agroforestry and solar desalination, accelerated its growth through financial and venture-building support from the Catalyst Fund under FSD Africa's Catalysing Climate Resilience (CCR) Programme.

This case study describes SolarTaxi, a Ghana-based electric vehicle manufacturer supported by Persistent Energy Capital (an FSDAi investee). SolarTaxi designs, assembles, and leases low-cost solar-powered two-wheel and four-wheel vehicles to address urban transportation inefficiencies and fossil fuel dependence in Ghana and broader Africa.

This case study describes a pilot fish cage aquaculture project by Wezesha Aqua Farms in Mwanza, Tanzania, supported by FSD Africa and BFA Global. The initiative aims to increase the resilience of fishing communities against climate change and declining fish stocks in Lake Victoria by providing cages for tilapia rearing under a lease model.

This case study describes how the FSD Africa-supported BimaLab insurtech accelerator helped MotiSure, a Kenyan insurtech, develop and scale an insurance product for bodaboda (motorcycle taxi) riders. Through BimaLab's support in customer profiling and ecosystem understanding, MotiSure expanded its coverage options and grew its customer base from 4,600 to over 12,000 riders.

The 'Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique' is a practical guide developed by FSD Africa and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to assist African issuers in emitting green bonds. It outlines the structural similarities between green and conventional bonds, while detailing the specific requirements for the allocation of proceeds to environmental projects. The guide provides a comprehensive framework for the issuance process, including the development of a Green Bond Framework, independent verification, and post-issuance reporting, while highlighting successful case studies from South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

The Venture Finance Portfolio document provides a detailed overview of various investment funds and venture-building platforms supported by FSD Africa and FSDAi. These entities focus on scaling climate-tech, gender-lens investing, and financial inclusion across Africa, utilizing a mix of equity, grants, and debt to catalyze private capital and drive sustainable economic growth.

This fact sheet describes the partnership between FSD Africa and the Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI) from 2016 to 2021, aimed at closing the digital finance skills gap in low-middle income countries to improve the scale and sustainability of digital payment systems.

The Governance Framework for Early-Stage Fund Managers and Investment Companies, published by FSD Africa, provides a comprehensive guide for early-stage alternative local capital providers in Africa to build sustainable governance structures. It outlines a phased approach to governance, distinguishing between 'foundational' measures for small, early-stage funds and 'expanded' measures for larger, more complex funds with institutional investors.

The Nigerian Green Bond Market Development Programme (NGBMDP) Impact Report details the efforts of FSD Africa, Climate Bonds Initiative, and FMDQ Group PLC from 2018 to 2021 to establish a non-sovereign green bond market in Nigeria. The programme focused on capacity building, regulatory advisory, and technical support to mobilise private capital for climate-resilient infrastructure.

This fact sheet by FSD Africa provides a country diagnostic of the insurance markets in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Rwanda, highlighting a significant risk-protection gap and the limited capacity of these markets to support large-scale infrastructure investment.

This guide by FSD Africa presents a regulatory response framework for insurance supervisors to manage systemic risks, developed from research across 31 countries following the impact of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. The framework consists of four phases: identifying the impact of the risk, implementing a response, monitoring efficacy, and adapting for future risks.

This report, Chapter Four of a broader study by the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) supported by FSD Africa, evaluates the governance and operational risk management frameworks for public debt in 12 MEFMI member countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines legal frameworks, managerial structures, debt strategies, reporting, and auditing, highlighting a general lack of comprehensive business continuity plans and procedure manuals, which increased operational risks during the shift to remote work.