Private Sector & Development magazine articles

The FEFISOL II fund - which supports rural microfinance institutions and agricultural structures - and the Entrepreneurs du Monde association - which works towards the social and economic integration of highly vulnerable people - are working in distressed parts of Africa. By financing and supporting microfinance institutions, agricultural structures and micro-businesses, and factoring in climate and environmental issues, both the Fund and the association are improving the living conditions of many vulnerable workers, enhancing food security and responding to emergency situations by adapting their actions to rapidly changing crisis environments.

Fragile countries like Nigeria have to contend with a high level of energy insecurity - a result of their many social, economic, security and health challenges. Energy supply solutions are limited for the private sector, and diesel generators are often used to replace a faulty or expensive electricity grid. Photovoltaic solar energy is a valuable alternative, however, its adoption is often delayed by regulatory uncertainty, unpredictable changes in grid prices and exchange rate fluctuations.

The world is currently facing a forced displacement crisis. Forced displacement has shifted in scale, and its increasingly protracted nature calls for development approaches that extend beyond the prevailing care and assistance approach. Yet, within development approaches, we believe in private sector-led solutions in forced displacement contexts.