Frankfurt School has an extensive project experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a regional office established in Kenya in 2008. Since then, we have implemented Technical Assistance (TA) projects in almost all Sub-Saharan African states, which cover a wide range of thematic areas, with a particular focus on MSME Lending, Fund Management, Women Banking & Empowerment, Renewable Energy Finance, Digital Financial Services, as well as HR Training & Development.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Our presence in Sub-Saharan Africa
Our in-depth regional knowledge and experience has also enabled us to implement multiple regional and multi-country framework programmes. Given the lasting impact of climate change and food security on Sub-Saharan Africa, we expect to continue offering our expertise in the areas of Climate and Sustainable Finance, as well as Rural and Smart Agri-finance. More information about some of our flagship projects in the region can be found below.
Project Experience
DRC l KfW & FPM l 2008 – ongoing
Financial Inclusion Fund (FPM – Fonds de l’inclusion financière)
Ethiopia l CBE l 2011 - 2020
Consultancy Services and External Training Provider for Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE)
Ethiopia l AUC l 2020 – 2021
Design and Deliver Various Training Programs for the African Union Commission (AUC)
Ethiopia l EIFS l 2016 – ongoing
Training Services for the Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies (EIFS)
Ethiopia l Dashen Bank l 2017 – ongoing
Training Provider for Dashen Bank
Ethiopia l Bank of Abyssinia l 2019
Executive Seminar for the Board of Directors of the Bank of Abyssinia
Ghana, Rwanda (and Peru) l IKI & BMU l 2019 - ongoing
Climate Crowd-Investing Platform for the Promotion of Climate Investments
Ghana l WBG / IFC l 2017 - 2019
Financial Literacy & Public Awareness Campaign
Ghana l KfW l 2016 – 2019
Consulting Services for the Implementation of the Project Microfinance III (Rural Microfinance) - Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia l AfDB l 2019 – 2020
Multiple countries l AfDB l 2018
Design of a bank-wide strategic approach to financial inclusion in Africa
Multiple countries l REGMIFA l 2017 – 2019
Multiple countries l AfDB l 2014 - 2019
AfDB’s Africa SME Support Program – Technical Assistance to support SME focused Financial Institutions
Multiple countries l EIB l 2015 - 2022
Technical Assistance Programme to EIB Financial Sector Operations in the Southern African Region (Phases 1 & 2)
Multiple countries l REGMIFA l 2014 – 2016
Multiple countries l AFD l 2019 – 2021
Technical Assistance Programme to assist the African Export-Import Bank in the definition and the implementation of its Green Finance Strategy across Africa
Multiple countries l Shelter Afrique l 2018 - 2019
Review and Implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Multiple countries l Shelter Afrique l 2018 - 2019
Review and Implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Nigeria l WB / Central Bank of Nigeria l 2017 – 2018
National Housing Finance Program
Rwanda and Sudan l AfDB l 2019 – ongoing
Technology Incubation Programme: A gendered approach
Tanzania l REGMIFA TAF l 2017 – 2018
Support to develop an agricultural loan scorecard at Access Bank Tanzania
Regional Office and Contact
Karen Office Park, Hemingways Block, 2nd Floor
Langata road, Karen,
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: kenya@fs.de