Fortune Credit Ltd, Fundación Génesis Empresarial, & Yikri Announced As Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2023 on Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition

On the 19 and 20 September 2023, the Selection Committee for the European Microfinance Award 2023 (EMA2023) on "Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition" selected the three finalists who will go on to compete for the EUR 100,000 prize: Fortune Credit Ltd from Kenya; Fundación Génesis Empresarial from Guatemala; and Yikri from Burkina Faso.

The winner will be chosen from the three finalists by a High Jury and announced on 16 November 2023 at a ceremony hosted at the headquarters of the European Investment Bank during European Microfinance Week in Luxembourg. All ten semi-finalists will be profiled in e-MFP’s Award publication launched during EMW, which will also summarize the "factors for success” that underpin the different initiatives, strategies, and programs, which this year’s process has highlighted.