Tuesday the 15th of September from 10-13 “The Green faith-based network” invites to a seminar where key messages from a profound study on how VSLAs and agroecology build climate resilience among small-scale farmers in East and Central Africa, will be shared. Danish Forum for Microfinance has initiated the study that is carried out together with The Baptist Church in Denmark’s partners in Burundi and Rwanda, DanChurchAid’s and ADRA’s partners in Uganda and PULS’ partners in Tanzania.
Findings will be shared on how VSLA groups build resilience through financial inclusion, how integrating climate-sensitive agriculture enables households to move from short-term to longer-term sustainable resilience, and how adaptation and protection frameworks can be strengthened by empowering VSLA groups in policy engagement. The study will also share findings on how locally rooted faith-based organizations can play a positive role in fostering sustainability and long-term impact in VSLAs.
Place: CKU, Peter Bangs Vej 5B, 2000 Frederiksberg.
Register here: Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and agroecology build climate resilience
Program:
10.00 Welcome
10.15 Introduction, by chair of Danish Forum for Microfinance, Kristine Kaaber Pors.
10.30-11:00 VSLA’s and agroecology build climate resilience in East and Central Africa, consultant Donald Kisonga.
11:00-11:20 Reflection by Esbern Friis Hansen, senior researcher at DIIS.
11:20-12:00 Group work
The seminar ends with lunch.
