Oikocredit continues to take part in several initiatives to further the work of the cooperative and make a lasting positive impact in the lives of low-income people across the globe. Our passionate leaders are here to tell us about them. We first hear from Thos Gieskes, our Managing Director who is leaving later this year. Thos shares about: what Oikocredit was like when he started, where it is now and where we are headed with our new strategy. He also talks about Oikocredit’s recent Annual General Meeting, which you can read more about in the second article we feature.

We then take you to Southeast Asia where our director for this region, Tes Pilapil, talks about what her team has been doing to help Oikocredit partners during the pandemic. Next, our Director of Social Performance and Innovation, Ging Ledesma, shares about the new ‘SSNUP’ initiative that Oikocredit is taking part in to help protect food security and smallholder farmers who are struggling as the effects of climate change become more evident.

Lastly we invite you to look at our quarterly financial figures and the accompanying report for a deeper look at what’s going on behind the numbers.