Initiatives

Alongside organisations from around the world, Cenfri is committed to play our part in preventing the spread of COVID-19. All our staff are working from home and we have suspended all travel for the moment. We are also actively looking for ways in which we can assist in limiting any unnecessary economic impacts on already vulnerable emerging economies and to apply our development efforts to build towards more resilient households and economies. We shall continue to work directly with partners and stakeholders to develop innovative and alternative ways to pursue our shared development objectives.

An increasingly digital and connected Africa is providing new ways to participate in the economy. As the digital revolution gains ground, we’re focused on a number of questions which explores the digital economy, financial services and livelihoods....

i2i is a global resource centre that supports policymakers, FSPs and development partners to harness and fully capitalise on the power of data to advance financial-sector development and generate better financial inclusion and welfare outcomes.

We share our findings in behavioural science, alternative data, high impact business models and ecosystem creation and support through collaborative projects, convenings, practical training and programmes. Innovation of various kinds is critical to achieve greater ...

MAP's stakeholders generate policy and market change to deliver an improved range of financial services to better meet the needs of various segments of the population.

The five-year RRI programme is a partnership between FSD Africa and Cenfri. Its aim is to improve welfare and boost investment growth in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this, it works to strengthen the integrity and risk management role of the financial sector and to facilitate remittance flows within and into the continent.

Urban resilience is a critical element of sustainable development. Resilience relates to the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions and systems to absorb and address an increasingly complex range of shocks. More resilient cities contri...