In Benin, our work focuses on strengthening financial services for agricultural actors and rural communities. By stabilizing and expanding cooperative structures and their networks, we aim to improve access to financial products, particularly for economically vulnerable groups.
A key element of this effort is strengthening financial literacy among cooperative members. With financial services becoming more complex and digital technologies increasingly shaping the sector, education and capacity building are essential.
Our project also supports the development of a sustainable microfinance sector. This includes close cooperation with banking supervisors to continuously adapt the regulatory framework, consolidate progress, and address evolving challenges in governance and risk management. In this way, we contribute to financial inclusion and long-term sector stability.
Our project in Benin contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals, especially:
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FECECAM (La Faîtière des Caisses d’Épargne et de Crédit Agricole Mutuel du Bénin)
FECECAM-BENIN is a cooperative microfinance institution operating in Benin, which has been based in Abomey-calavi since its foundation in 1977. It is a very active network that is present in all seventy-seven municipalities of Benin with 133 service points and 1,377,268 members (as of 31 December 2024).
RENACA (Réseau National des Caisses villageoises d’Epargne et de Crédit) (Autogérées du Bénin)
The RENACA network is a microfinance institution operating in the cooperative sector in Benin, which was founded in Bohicon in 2005. It is a committed and growing association that is represented in eight of Benin’s twelve regions and has around 250,000 members.
ANSSFD (L’Agence Nationale de Surveillance des Systèmes Financiers Décentralisés)
The ANSSFD is the National Agency for the Supervision of Decentralized Financial Systems (SFD), which operates as an independent institution under the umbrella of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Fédération Cooperative et Raiffeisen, Allemande
Camp Guézo, Carré 4232, L 122, Cotonou / Benin
T.: + 229 01 57 29 48 56
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