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GreenMicrofinance™ (GMf) is a pioneer in merging the environmental and microfinance sectors. We develop environmentally sustainable programs in partnership with local non-government organizations (NGOs), our initial entry point in any community. Our aim is to support the development of climate-smart enterprises through knowledge-transfer.
We provide two services:
- We develop integrated program development which supports the development of sustainable micro-enterprises around clean cookstoves, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and "green" building, including bamboo. As the NGO begins to scale up and replicate sustainable projects, relationships with microfinance institutions (MFIs) are established both for financing and for expanding markets.
- We provide project finance for small-medium enterprises (SMEs) around each sector. Social responsible investors and donors through GMf support the growth of climate-smart SMEs.
Our approach is holistic and integrated. For example to support a women’s food processing business, soil erosion must be stopped, water management realized, agricultural practices improved, transportation infrastructure addressed, facilities built. This same supply chain view can be applied to almost any endeavor. Armed with the knowledge of our ultimate goal, we have developed a process that will allow us to be both opportunistic by seeking support of specific components, and strategic so that we can retrofit and integrate as development allows.
With outstanding environmental engineers, natural builders, agronomists, and agricultural specialists associated with GreenMicrofinance, our combined experience ranges from sustainable agriculture, water & waste management, and ecological building to alternative energy solutions for micro-small-medium enterprises. Our clean energy expertise ranges from biofuels, biogas, institutional and household clean cookstoves, to solar & wind energy.
Photo Acknowledgement: GreenMicrofinance, Andy Kristian Photography, Bright Generation Community Foundation, CEDESOL, Tree Oils India, Ltd, World Bamboo Organization
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