ICCO

Access to financial services is especially limited in rural areas, which is why ICCO focuses particular attention on this sector. With the aid of small loans, small-scale producers, entrepreneurs and labourers in rural areas of developing countries can improve their socio-economic position. To obtain such loans, they are dependent on microfinance institutions. Aside from providing support to these institutions, ICCO also assists rural producer organisations and companies that are not yet operationally and financially sustainable and have no or only limited access to commercial funds. This support can be given in the form of knowledge sharing, technical assistance, grants, loans or guarantees, and is often provided in cooperation with other actors, such as Oikocredit and the Rabobank Foundation.