Access to finance still shuts out many women & youth in fisheries.

At MSC’s Kenya Fisheries Access to Finance Workshop under the Women & Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries Programme, a youth voice called out what needs to change. See the moment: https://tinyurl.com/786wpujw

MSC convened Kenya’s Fisheries Access to Finance Workshop under the Women & Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries Programme.

Chief guest Betsy Njagi, CBS. Principal Secretary, Blue Economy and Fisheries, backed the government’s support for women & youth:

Fisheries communities in Kenya revive #FishFarming through the WYEEF Programme with @TradeMarkAfrica, @AfCFTA, & @MastercardFdn. Josephine Auma shares how the program rebuilt her fish farming business.​

Watch her story for insights: https://tinyurl.com/2vyyrb9a

#FinancialInclusion

Three loans helped Celestine Omolo grow her fish farming business, pay school fees, & employ others. She shares how #FinancialLiteracy & bank linkages under the WYEEF Programme, with @TradeMarkAfrica, @AfCFTA, & @MastercardFdn helped grow her business.

See her story:

Three loans helped Celestine Omolo grow her fish farming business, pay school fees, & employ others. She shares how #FinancialLiteracy & bank linkages under the WYEEF Programme, with @TradeMarkAfrica, @AfCFTA, & @MastercardFdn helped grow her business.

See her story:

At Kamarinyang Aqua Park, fish farmers once lacked capital, records, & systems to grow.

Aquaculture training restocked ponds, & MSC’s #FinancialLiteracy training and finance support helped farmers expand businesses & create jobs.

Watch the transformation:

Be it crops or fish #farming, the challenge is the same: #FarmerFinancing cannot match how small-scale farmers operate. Tune in to our podcast https://tinyurl.com/4p7m3x59 to hear from MSC's ​

Emma Bundi & Veronicah Muchiri of Agricultural Finance Corporation on what must shift for

More than affordability, #insurance uptake in fisheries hinges on whether the product makes sense to the #farmer. Trust, awareness, & how product fit hold the sector back. 

Learn from Shirleen Olalo (MSC) &Victoria Oduor (GA Insurance) at https://tinyurl.com/ybbe4ay2 how the Women

#Insurance in fisheries is easier when the right data is in place. In a conversation led by Shirleen Olalo, Victoria Oduor (GA Insurance) shares what data insurers actually need, & why gaps here make it harder to design products that work. ​

Tune in https://tinyurl.com/ybbe4ay2

#Risk is part of business in #fisheries & #agriculture. Yet protection lags. VictoriaOduor @GAinsuranceltd shares with MSC’s Shirleen Olalo what it takes to make #aquacultureinsurance work at the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries program https://tinyurl.com/ybbe4ay2

Owning a bank account is not the same as using one. Lead District Managers & other local planners struggle to drive usage as #FinancialInclusion data is too aggregated to guide sub-district decisions.

Our blog explores how to address this local data gap: https://tinyurl.com/ytpuhxa4

Our webinar on “Shaping the future of female agent networks,” brought together experts from @PayNearby, @saneflimited & @BANKBRI_ID to discuss how to support female agents & strengthen agent networks.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/jpbbm693

#FinancialInclusion #WomenInFinance