ICCO and AUXFIN join forces to develop agricultural value chains
ICCO and AUXFIN join forces to develop agricultural value chains and to boost digital financial inclusion in rural areas
In order to support agribusiness activities in Burundi, ICCO COOPERATION and AUXFIN have decided to combine their efforts to jointly support the development and financing of value chains to promote the agricultural sector as a whole. ICCO and AUXFIN want to work together to strengthen the development of market-oriented agriculture in Burundi as the mandates of both organizations reflect complementarities.
The partnership between ICCO and AUXFIN is part of contributing to the fight against food insecurity and poverty in rural areas through the development of agricultural value chains and access to financial services for farmers. The two organizations will rely on complementarities in their interventions with the populations of the rural world both for the development and for the financing of the agricultural value chains each in its area of specialization.
Signing ceremony, with (from left to right) Willy HATUNGIMANA, Country Director ICCO - Pieter Spaarman, Country Representative of ICCO - Yannick Chokola, Country Director AUXFIN - Cornelis Heesbeen, CEO AUXFIN International.
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Press Release AUXFIN ICCORegistration of farmers
The Government of Burundi continues to make efforts to improve agriculture. A good improvement of agriculture requires a good knowledge of farmers. Through its PNSEB program (National program for fertilizers subsidy), farmers obtain chemical fertilizers at subsidized prices. It is important to have a solid and good quality database to better serve farmers. In this work, AUXFIN has received the trust of the partners. Thus, all over the country, since the end of May (May 27th), AUXFIN Burundi is registering farmers in the UMVA platform. Once registered, farmers receive a unique identification number. At the end of this registration, more than one million farmers will be in the UMVA database. AUXFIN Burundi has deployed more than 200 agents to carry out this noble work. Thus, each municipality has 2 activators and as many supervisors as provinces. This is to ensure a better quality of work in progress.
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About AUXFIN
AUXFIN aims to deliver financial solutions that are accessible to all, including vulnerable populations with low literacy and numeracy skills, limited access to internet, no- or low access to electricity, and limited experience with mobile and other technologies.
Vision
The vision of AUXFIN is to develop value networks accessible to all. This leads to development of the Rural Financial ECO System and the ICT infrastructure; with the development of the Migrant Financial ECO System and the use of remittances as a financial catalyst for rural development; enabling capacity building, financial inclusion and economic development.
Mission
The mission of AUXFIN is: 'Financial Access for All'. This means to deliver, against very low prices, basic elementary banking functions such as registration, savings, loans and payments. However, recognizing that some vulnerable participants may require additional assistance to complete a transaction, trained agents and digital coaches are foreseen in our community activation platform. Delivering solutions that offer an appropriate balance between accessibility for all users, while still offering efficiency and transparency gains, is our daily challenge.Several types of organizations can use the platform free of charge, leading to fast and scalable installations and a large user-base. The many transactions result in big data that is the basis for development plans of Government and NGO's.
To deliver on our mission we use 3 main solutions: UMVA, AUX-EL and Jeanne.
UMVA (Universal Method of Value Acces) is a set of interconnected solutions that forms the backbone of our work and consists of:
- UMVA CLIENT, the e-banking solution for members
- UMVA BANK, the core banking solution in the cloud
- UMVA LOCAL, the banking solution for locations without internet
- UMVA AGENT, the solution for the last mile
- REG REP, the registration solution for cooperatives, schools and hospitals
- UMVA COOP, the core management solution for Cooperatives
- GEO UMVA, the GEO database solution
AUX-EL is the e-Learning tool for UMVA users providing online courses that are tailor-made to the skills and needs of the users.
Jeanne is the digital coach with chatbot technology.
Cornelis Heesbeen
CEO, Founder of AUXFIN, UMVA and AUXEL
cornelis.heesbeen@auxfin.comCornelis Heesbeen has more than 40 years work experience, 7 years in Finance in Developing countries, 17 years in Information Technology with companies like Airport Schiphol, SAP and i2Technologies, 17 years in accounting. AUXFIN INTERNATIONAL is incorporated in 2013.
Marco van Andel
Chief Operating Officer
marcovanandel@auxfin.comMarco van Andel has more than 20 years work experience, 10 years in Finance in Developing countries, most notably in Mozambique and Senegal, and 10 years in Insurance. Marco holds a degree in Business Administration for the Financial Sector of Free University of Amsterdam and a Master in Development Economics from Sussex.
Sabin Maharjan
Development Manager
sabin.maharjan@auxfin.comSabin has more than 13 years work experience. The organization develops the UMVA Platform since 2011. Sabin holds a bachelor degree in Computer technology at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. AUXFIN Nepal is incorporated on 2011.
Yannick Chokola
Territory Manager AUXFIN Burundi / Financial Inclusion Expert
yannick.chokola@auxfin.comYannick has more than 7 years work experience. The team works on UMVA projects since 2013. Yannick holds a bachelor in computer science at Université du lac tanganyika, Burundi. AUXFIN Burundi is incorporated in 2016.
Sujata Joshi
Senior Graphics Designer/ QA
sujata.joshi@auxfin.com
Bikram Maharjan
Senior Developer
bikram.maharjan@auxfin.com
Samjhana Tuladhar
Senior Developer
samjhana.tuladhar@auxfin.com
Atish Maharjan
Developer
atish.maharjan@auxfin.com
Jayan Kapali
Developer
jayan.kapali@auxfin.com
Shajish Manandhar
Senior PHP Developer
shajish@nextlevelvalue.nl
Niroj Maharjan
Developer
niroj@nextlevelvalue.nl
Rojma Shrestha
Junior Developer
rojma.shrestha@auxfin.com
Samir Prajapati
Junior Developer
samir.prajapati@auxfin.com
Freddy Ditutu Kambayi
Consultant Financial Inclusion/ Team Leader
kambayi.freddy@auxfin.com
Irakoze Chaddia
Financial Consultant
irakoze.chaddia@auxfin.com
Yves Patrick Iradukunda
Marketing/Sales Representative
yves-patrick.iradukunda@auxfin.com
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2018
2018
- NSO awards grant to AUXFIN and partners for GAP4A project in Burundi
- UMVA and PosteCash Senegal announce interoperability
- AUXFIN and UMVA present at IFAD marketplace in UN headquarters in New York.
- Launch of UMVA in Mali with support from Mastercard Foundation's Fund for Rural Prosperity
- Connecting UMVA solutions with GEO DATA
- UMVA PAYMENT APP and POS APP
- JEANNE tool for communication and chatbot, with incident reporting
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2017
2017
- AfDB commissioned market study for the introduction of UMVA in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
- Introduction of UMVA in Italy with support from IOM
- Scoping mission in Lebanon to enable Cash Assistance with UMVA
- Burundi growing to 170.000 families (1 million people)
- POSTE-CASH with UMVA link with 3000 access points in Senegal
- UMVA COOP fase 1 implemented
- GEO developed
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2016
2016
- SALPOST introduces POSTUMVA in Sierra Leone on 16th of June, the international day of family remittances
- UMVA projects in Burundi reach 30.000 families
- CAP solution introduced, with 6 pillars
- UMVA AGENT introduced
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2015
2015
- AfDB provides a grant to our partner in Senegal to leverage the UMVA service towards financial inclusion
- Study to use UMVA in refugee camps in Kurdistan
- Introduction of community activation in Burundi
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2014
2014
- Rabobank funds our partner in Senegal to introduce the UMVA service across its branch network
- Introduction of UMVA in Belgium and the Netherlands
- Creation of AUXFIN Burundi
- First implementation for payment process on the PSEB fertilizer project
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2013
2013
- Introduction of UMVA in France
- Development of UMVA LOAN solution
- School registration system installed in Nepal
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2012
2012
- Introduction of UMVA in Spain
- UMVA Bank developed with focus on SACCO’s
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2011
2011
- Birth of AUXFIN International to boost the implementation of the UMVA solutions
- Launch of UMVA pilot in Senegal with support from IFAD
- UMVA Client developed with focus on international transfers
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