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Lendahand has acquired French platform Babyloan
UpdatesWritten by Koen The on 8 June 2022Today we are pleased to announce that we have acquired the French social impact microcredit crowdfunding platform Babyloan.
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Using a Buddhist lens to examine the morality of Lendahand
Written by Lucas Weaver on 23 June 2022
In Buddhism there are no Ten Commandments. No simple list of dos and don’ts that ensure you are “right”. Instead, you’re encouraged to examine the morality of each decision itself, based on its own context and consequences...
UpdatesWritten by Koen The on 8 June 2022
ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund invests in Lendahand
UpdatesWritten by Koen The on 4 May 2022Lendahand is pleased to announce the ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (AA SIF) is acquiring a stake in our crowdfunding platform.
Q&A: Environmental Impact of Solar Home Systems
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 29 April 2022How much CO2 emissions does a solar home system avoid? Does it depend on the light bulb you use? How can the reporting on this improve? Today, Max Steenbrink shares the findings from his research with us.
InvesCore brings back impact-investing in Mongolia
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 21 April 2022Mongolia is back on the Lendahand map, with InvesCore joining our platform. It’s been a while since Lendahand offered investment opportunities to support SME entrepreneurs in the country.
FACES Finances Entrepreneurs in Ecuador
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 18 April 2022The newest addition to Lendahand is microfinance institution FACES, an NGO set up in 1991 to support small entrepreneurs with microloans. The non-profit MFI mainly serves women, making up 54% of their client base, and operates for 57% of their portfolio in rural areas.
Third IEX Golden Bull for Crowdfunding Platform of the Year 2021
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 30 March 2022Amazing news! For the third time, Lendahand has been awarded the Crowdfunding Platform of the Year.
Welcome Bailyk: Second MFI in Kyrgyzstan on Lendahand
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 28 March 2022Two is better than one, and after recently welcoming our first microfinance institution in Kyrgyzstan on Lendahand, we’re now excited to soon launch projects with a second MFI in the region: Bailyk. With Bailyk, we will double the impact our crowd can make in Kyrgyzstan.
Investors give Lendahand a score of 9
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 25 March 2022For the fourth time in a row, Lendahand received the Best Choice label and a nomination for Crowdfunding platform of the Year from IEX.nl. Time to evaluate the customer service at Lendahand.
Trivia about Kyrgyzstan for impact investors
ImpactWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 14 February 2022Our portfolio is expanding, not only in offerings and volumes, but also geographically. We’ve listed four items about Kyrgyzstan that are of particular interest to impact investors looking to expand their impact investing portfolio.
New country added to our portfolio with Salym in Kyrgyzstan
UpdatesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 4 February 2022We’re excited to tap into a new region by adding Kyrgyzstan to our portfolio. Lendahand welcomes our first Kyrgyz portfolio company: Salym, a microfinance institution that supports entrepreneurs and people in rural and peri-urban areas, outside of the cities.
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