Building a database of hundreds of pictures and movies
To create the agricultural advice of the AgriCoach, the agronomists of AUXFIN Burundi are in the field every week. The agronomists manage the filming of good practices with farmers and take pictures of crops and pests & diseases. Last week the staking and the second fertilisation of African eggplants was filmed and maize crop pictures were taken.
Double bean yield for AgriCoach users
Over the last months the bean yield has been measured at the fields of 34 farmers in Gitega, Kayanza and Karusi. The goal of the measurements was to study the impact of the AgriCoach on bean production, as part of the AgriCoach evaluation. All the fields were measured twice: first while the bean plots were still green, and later when the plants and beans were fully dried. The Key Activator and Super Activators measured parameters like plant height, number of pods, and bean weight.
The results showed that AgriCoach users had doubled their bean yield: on average their dry bean weight was 227% compared to the control group. The great increase in yield can be explained by the use of good agricultural practices by farmers which are taught by the AgriCoach. The evaluation study also includes farmer interviews and G50 group visits, and the results will be published in the report later this year.
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Welcoming new members in AUXFIN
We are very pleased to announce Ms. Alina Lamichhane, Ms. Puja Karmacharya and Mr. Bishal Maharjan begin their journey with us.They have successfully finished the internship and completed the AUXFIN BASIC DEVELOPMENT trainings and now on board with AUXFIN as a developer. All three ....read more
Group meeting maintaining social distance
AUXFIN BURUNDI continue to work with groups in the field, now respecting social distancing, and cleaning of tablets after use. Instructors are using protection.
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Case-study report of Agricoach Evaluation
As part of the Monitoring and Evaluation of the GAP4A project, AUXFIN is performing two case-studies with farmers to evaluate the AgriCoach app. The first case study was held over the short growing season of last year (September 2019 until January 2020). The results ....read more
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.
Mark van den Brink
Chief Financial Officer
mark.vandenbrink@auxfin.comMark van den Brink has more than 20 years work experience as a Finance Director in particularly fast growing software organizations. A seasoned financial who drives change being focused on results with international expertise in highly changing environments. Been part of several acquisitions, mergers and investments. Mark holds a bachelor degree in Financ/Accounting.
Andre Jellema
Agricultural program manager
andre.jellema@auxfin.com
Jori Langwerden
Specialist agricultural applications and M&E
jori.langwerden@auxfin.com
Claudia Kool
Financial Controller
claudia.kool@auxfin.com
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
Team Leader
bikram.maharjan@auxfin.com
Samjhana Tuladhar
Senior Developer
samjhana.tuladhar@auxfin.com
Jayan Kapali
Senior Developer
jayan.kapali@auxfin.com
Niroj Maharjan
Senior Developer (NextLevelValue)
niroj@nextlevelvalue.nl
Rojma Shrestha
App Developer
rojma.shrestha@auxfin.com
Samir Prajapati
Fullstack PHP Developer
samir.prajapati@auxfin.com
Sajan Awale
Developer (NextLevelValue)
sajan@nextlevelvalue.nl
Shreejala Tuladhar
App Developer
shreejala.tuladhar@auxfin.com
Jaffar Rushigaje
Value Chains Expert Agronom
jaffar.rushigaje@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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2019
2019
- AgriCoach V1a successfully launched in Burundi on the UMVA tablet.
- 3.300 farmers/households are using the weatherforecast to better plan their agricultural activities
- Smart farming geodata platform implemented into the UMVA system
- REGISTRATION APP launched for on line and off line use
- MAPPING APP launched for on line mapping
- GIZ awards grant to AUXFIN and partners for IDDEA project in UGANDA
- UMVA PAYMENT APP and POS APP used for rainmetering in Burundi
- JEANNE tool for communication and chatbot used for M&E
- Scoping mission Sudan
- start potato supply chain Kenya
- Waterwatch included
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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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