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December 2015
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OikoLinks: the
Oikocredit USA E-Newsletter
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Oikocredit Celebrates 40 Years of Impact
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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.
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Amersfoort, The
Netherlands © Clemens Rikken
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Stories From The Field
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Fostering Sustainability
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Michimikuru,
Kenya © Cafédirect
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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!
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Diversity in Financial Products
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Banco
Solidario SA, Ecuador © Christoph Hirtz
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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.
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ASKI,
Philippines © Opmeer Reports
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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.
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What's New at Oikocredit USA?
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Norandino, Peru
© Nicolas Villaume
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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.
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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.
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BIFPL, India ©
Opmeer Reports
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ABOUT THE HEADER IMAGE:
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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