{"id":87953,"date":"2023-05-26T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T13:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=87953"},"modified":"2023-05-26T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T13:22:34","slug":"nigerian-microfinance-bank-named-afawa-bank-of-the-year-for-backing-women-led-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/nigerian-microfinance-bank-named-afawa-bank-of-the-year-for-backing-women-led-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian microfinance bank named \u201cAFAWA Bank of the Year\u201d for backing women-led SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The Leshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria, also known as Letshego MFB Nigeria, was named as the \u201cAFAWA Bank of the Year\u201d for disbursing more than half of its loans to women-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/en\/new-enid-project-in-qena-supports-msmes-decent-life\/\">micro and small enterprises (SMEs)<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The award is named after the African Development Bank\u2019s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This came during the annual ceremony celebrating excellence in the continent\u2019s banking sector, that took place on Wednesday 24 May during the African Development Bank Group\u2019s Annual Meetings in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">AFAWA seeks to close the estimated $42 billion finance gap for women-owned SMEs by unlocking up to $5 billion of financing for over 30,000 women business owners in Africa.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe are delighted because our purpose is to Improve Lives of our customers by creating financial access and accelerating financial inclusion by providing creative funding for micro and small entrepreneurs in the region. [Being named AFAWA Bank of the Year] will enhance our brand positioning and increase trust and our reputation with women-led businesses,\u201d said Richard Tyotule, Head of Sales and Distribution at Letshego MFB Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In partnership with the African Guarantee Fund and the African Development Bank, the AFAWA Bank of the Year Award honors banks advancing financial inclusion of women across the continent.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Letshego MFB Nigeria is part of the Guarantee for Growth program, administered by AFAWA and its partner, the African Guarantee Fund. Amongst other activities, the program de-risks women portfolios of partner financial institutions, and incentivizes financial institutions playing a greater role in supporting private-sector growth through women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Participation in the program has increased Letshego MFB Nigeria\u2019s appetite to do business with women-led businesses, Tyotule said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Letshego MFB Nigeria\u2019s original guarantee line was $3.5 million: Leshego MFB Nigeria leveraged that guarantee line to offer an additional $1.5 million in loans to clients. Cumulatively the bank says it disbursed about $5 million of loans \u2014 and out of this amount they disbursed $2 million to women-led SMEs in less than one year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Letshego MFB Nigeria said that it disbursed 63% of its 5,115 loans to women-led micro and small enterprises (3,241 women-owned\/entrepreneurs) in less than a year. Letshego increased its uptake of loans by women from 25% in 2020 to 51% in 2022.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In her remarks, African Development Bank Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Dr Beth Dunford said \u201cthrough AFAWA, and with partners like the African Guarantee Fund, the Bank was helping financial institutions realise that financing Africa\u2019s women-led start-ups isn\u2019t charity work \u2013 it is \u201cgood business\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe believe that supporting Africa\u2019s women-led businesses and catalysing private investment are crucial for inclusive African economic transformation,\u201d Dr Dunford added<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">African Guarantee Fund\u2019s Group Chief Executive Officer Jules Ngankam said their aim was to provide a holistic solution by reinforcing human and financial capital, so that women entrepreneurs could fully contribute to the growth of our continent.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIn addition to the AFAWA Guarantee for Growth, we also provide tailored technical assistance to our partner financial institutions to develop their women SME lending portfolios,\u201d Ngankam said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">More than 300 of the continents\u2019 leading bankers, regulators and policymakers attended the African Banker Awards, now in its 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition. Another highlight of the evening was African Development Bank head Dr Akinwumi Adesina presenting the award for \u201cFinance Minister of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">As the music played after Adesina announced the winner, both he and honouree Enoch Godongwana, South Africa&#8217;s Minister of Finance, took a moment to dance to the beat before Adesina handed over the award.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Bank Secretary General Professor Vincent Nmehielle presented an award to Afreximbank for being named \u201cAfrica Bank of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThis year\u2019s award ceremony is a testament not only to the vibrancy and dynamism of Africa\u2019s banking industry but also its increasing diversity,\u201d said Omar Ben Yedder, Committee Chairman and Group Publisher at IC Publications, publishers of\u00a0<em>African Banker<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Letshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria, in Lagos, is part of the larger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.letshego.com\/about-letshego-group\">Letshego Group(link is external)<\/a>. The Letshego Group is an African multinational, first opening its doors in Botswana more than 21 years ago by offering loans to government employees.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Today the Group employs more than 3,000 people and operates in 11 sub-Saharan African markets including Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">AFAWA is supported by various development partners including the G7 countries (France, Canada, Italy, Germany and the European Commission), the Netherlands, Sweden, and the Women Entrepreneurship Finance Initiative (We-Fi) of the World Bank Group.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria, also known as Letshego MFB Nigeria, was named as the \u201cAFAWA Bank of the Year\u201d for disbursing more than half of its loans to women-led micro and small enterprises (SMEs) last year. 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