The 3rd East Africa Microfinance Summit 2017 was successfully held at Hotel Africana, Kampala Uganda. It brought together over 300 microfinance stakeholders to deliberate on Digital Financial Inclusion.

The theme “Digital Financial Inclusion: a Reflection on the Perspectives, Pros and Challenges for Various Stakeholders” was selected in consideration of the fact that both financial are offering digital financial services to the public, but is it really a simple binary choice between technology and tradition? The keynote address was made by Bram Peters; Country Technical Specialist, Digital Finance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). The Keynote address centered on analyzing how traditional microfinance has evolved, advantages and challenges that digital finance presents and whether technology has fulfilled the expectation of enhancing financial inclusion considering the key aspects of product development, regulation/risk management, digital infrastructure and consumer attitudes.

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The Microfinance CEO Working Group (MCWG), the Smart Campaign, and AMFIU sucessfully held a conference on 17 and 18, January 2017 under the theme Committing to Action: Accelerating Financial Inclusion through Partnership in Uganda. It took place at the City Royal Resort Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.

This conference served as a unique opportunity to convene Uganda’s top financial inclusion stakeholders and experts and discuss ways in which we can commit to accelerating financial inclusion and consumer protection in the country.

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Research is a vital activity of AMFIU and the organization tries to generate relevant, up-to-date and meaningful information to support sector growth. Recently, AMFIU published a report on a study on client over-indebtedness among microfinance institutions that are not regulated. The topic was the major study area demanded by members of AMFIU during the member satisfaction survey. The problem has been viewed as escalating in the sector.

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AMFIU in collaboration with GIZ recently organized a refresher training workshop for HIV peer educators. This follows a survey conducted among AMFIU members regarding the implementation of HIV-related activities in their institutions. The workshop brought together focal persons for HIV-related questions and the people, who could fill that position in the future.

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