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Oikocredit December 2015 newsletter


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December 2015
OikoLinks: the Oikocredit USA E-Newsletter

Oikocredit Celebrates 40 Years of Impact


Tree Plantings Mark Oikocredit’s 40th Anniversary

On November 4th, Oikocredit International celebrated its 40th anniversary of investing in people and changing lives around the world. The planting of a beech tree at our head office represents a commitment to long-term ‪‎sustainability, as the tree can live for hundreds of years. Click below to read more about the celebration in the Netherlands and worldwide.
Amersfoort, The Netherlands © Clemens Rikken

Stories From The Field


Fostering Sustainability

Michimikuru, Kenya © Cafédirect
How can we help small producers climb the value chain? Just ask our partner, Cafédirect, who is featured in The Economist for its ‪‎fair trade hot beverages that ensure ‪quality and sustainability at the producer-level. Cafédirect ‪‎bridges the gap in African agribusiness by sourcing from small-scale farmers in five African countries. Cafédirect even directly sources some of its coffee from other Oikocredit partners!

Diversity in Financial Products

Banco Solidario SA, Ecuador © Christoph Hirtz
Clarita del Carmen Moncayo is a client of Banco Solidario, an Oikocredit microfinance partner in Ecuador. Clarita is a kindergarten teacher living in Machachi, a town in the Ecuadorian mountains, and has been a client of Banco Solidario for ten years. Banco Solidario is a microfinance institution providing high-quality integral financial services, credit, savings and other products for micro and small entrepreneurs in urban areas.
ASKI, Philippines © Opmeer Reports

Responding to Typhoon Koppu in the Philippines

In October, the Philippines was hit by yet another devastating typhoon. Oikocredit’s regional office reported from Manila that while Oikocredit staff and families were all safe, some Oikocredit partners on the island of Luzon had not escaped the devastation. Our thoughts are with the people of the Philippines, particularly those worst affected by the typhoon and our partners in the affected areas.

What's New at Oikocredit USA?

Norandino, Peru © Nicolas Villaume

Oikocredit USA celebrates Fair Trade Month!

Reflecting back on October, did you do anything special to celebrate ‪‎Fair Trade Month? Oikocredit has a long history in fair trade, and you can see some of the highlights below. By buying ‪‎fair trade items, you join a virtuous circle that improves lives & protects the planet.

Increase your Impact

As a 501c3 nonprofit, Oikocredit USA raises donations in support of its social investment, women's empowerment, and outreach & education programs.

Donations to Oikocredit USA support capacity building for women in the areas of business training, leadership development, financial literacy education, and other skill sets that enable women empowerment. At Oikocredit, we see each of our female clients as individuals and recognize her power and capabilities through this capacity building support.

Contributions also support the administration of our social investment program and expand our education and outreach efforts in the U.S. in the form of events, webinars, and educational materials.
BIFPL, India © Opmeer Reports
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Laughter erupts among sewers of fishing nets at Yalelo, a sustainable aquaculture company farming tilapia fish in Lake Kariba, Zambia. The Zambian diet traditionally relied heavily on fish as a source of protein, but severe over-fishing has depleted stocks to the extent that the country now relies on frozen imported fish. As an aquaculture company, there is a good opportunity for Yalelo to meet the huge demand for local fish, both in Zambia and nearby regions. Apart from supporting the domestic market and providing people with sustainable fresh tilapia, aquaculture also supports the local soybean industry, which provides high-protein fodder for the fish. Photo © Opmeer Reports

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