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Charline Jan
Principal
Proparco
Private Sector & Development author
Charline Jan joined the Private Equity division of AFD Group in 2018. She vets and oversees equity investments in businesses and investment funds within the Africa and Middle East team and she is also in charge of monitoring the FISEA initiative at Proparco. Charline previously worked for two impact investment funds (Oikocredit and Pamiga) and she is a graduate of Audencia and a lecturer at HEC Paris business school.
Proparco
Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.
Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.
To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.