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Climate Action, Livelihoods and Microenterprise | September 2, 2026 - 7 mins read

Sustainable cooling: How ClimaFii is closing Africa’s cold chain gap for microenterprises

This is the second post in ClimaFii’s series walking through our 2026 cohort sector by sector. The first looked...

By Jacob Winiecki
Climate Action, Livelihoods and Microenterprise | August 31, 2026 - 8 mins read

Fisheries and clean energy – How ClimaFii is backing Africa’s fish value chain

ClimaFii Alliance is a venture support program, delivered in Sub-Saharan Africa by BFA Global and Accion, built on a...

By Jacob Winiecki
Livelihoods and Microenterprise | July 23, 2026 - 1 min read

BFA Global seeks financial institution partners to expand SME lending in Kenya

Over the past year, BFA Global, has been supporting the Livelihood Impact Fund (LIF) Entrepreneurship Initiative to work with...

By Shirley Mburu
Livelihoods and Microenterprise | June 24, 2026 - 6 mins read

When do women microentrepreneurs say ‘yes’ to formal credit?

Women microenterprises across Africa are often informal and resource-constrained, especially due to limited access to formal credit (World Bank)....

By Ankita Singh
Livelihoods and Microenterprise | May 25, 2026 - 9 mins read

Designing incentives for last-mile retailers: Lessons from Victory Farms

It’s noon, and a long day at the fish market begins. Customers queue at their favorite stalls run by...

By Priyanka Kapoor
Climate Action, Livelihoods and Microenterprise | May 7, 2026 - 5 mins read

Why we invested in sustainable natural resource livelihoods: Strengthening rural food systems and local economies

Natural resources underpin rural livelihoods across Africa. Smallholder farmers, fishers, and traders drive local food markets and supply chains,...

By Kenneth Ngetha Mwangi
Climate Action, Livelihoods and Microenterprise | April 30, 2026 - 2 mins read

ClimaFii Alliance announces second cohort deploying productive-use energy and electric mobility solutions for microenterprises in Africa

The ClimaFii Alliance is proud to announce its second cohort of 20 companies developing climate technologies tailored to the...

By BFA GLOBAL
Livelihoods and Microenterprise | March 31, 2026 - 9 mins read

From side hustles to digital hustle

“It never occurred to me I could sell on my phone,” one woman shared. “I thought social media was...

By Anne Gachoka
Livelihoods and Microenterprise | March 25, 2026 - 8 mins read

What it really takes to increase women’s incomes: Introducing the five domains

Over the past two years, BFA Global’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) team has partnered with 11 enterprises across Kenya...

By Phoebe Kiboi