Official account of the United Nations Capital Development Fund.
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In the markets perceived as too small, too risky, and too far from conventional finance, UNCDF shows up.
📈 From 2022-2025, every dollar invested in UNCDF catalysed an additional $20.
And we are just getting started.
🔍 For parametric insurance, there’s no waiting. When a trigger is hit, the payment goes out.
The product is designed not to replace everything that was lost, but to help people stabilize quickly so recovery can begin.
@dfat, @MFATNZ, @FCDOGovUK, @UNUEHS, @UNDP
Congratulations to Lersha on winning two prestigious Africa Sustainable Futures Awards at the 2026 Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, organised by @FT and @MIGA.
🤝 UNCDF is proud to support Lersha through the AIRADE initiative, part of its FinWise programme in Ethiopia.
ALT Three people in suits are standing on a stage during an awards ceremony. One person is handing a trophy to another while the third person smiles. The backdrop features text with the word "WIN" visible.
ALT A group of people stands on a stage holding awards. Behind them is a large sign reading "Africa Sustainable Futures Awards" with logos for the Financial Times and World Bank Group.
ALT A group of six people standing on a stage, dressed in formal attire. They are posing in front of a screen displaying the word "WINNER" and "Lersha," indicating an award or achievement. The background also features logos for Africa Futures Awards and FT Live.
ALT Two individuals in suits stand in front of a digital finance presentation. One is speaking at a podium with "World Bank Group" and "Africa Enable Awards" signage. Both wear lanyards, and the background is brightly lit.
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
What would make online selling easier & more reliable for Ghanaian #MSMEs?
From secure payments to dependable deliveries, stakeholders share insights on strengthening the @MSME_Gateway marketplace.
🎥 Watch the highlights from our recent consultation.
A recent article from @RKalapurakal, looks at how using relatively scarce development resources can create vehicles through which much larger pools of capital can move.
🔗 Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3X7fqIU
@JointSDGFund @UNZimbabwe
We’re looking for a digital solution for Uganda’s tourism MSMEs.
📅 Deadline: 1 December 2026, 5:59 PM New York time.
🎙 A pre-proposal conference will also be held on 10 November 2026.
🔗 Full details available here ➡️ bit.ly/4A8rhVq
This is what moving from funding to financing looks like in practice: using relatively scarce development resources to prove investments, reduce barriers and create vehicles through which much larger pools of capital can move.
Read more ⬇️
🇿🇼 What if Zimbabwe could unlock $100M for clean energy?
With Joint SDG Fund support, @UNZimbabwe is helping attract renewable energy investment, with solar projects already supplying electricity to the grid and hospitals.
✍️ More from RC @RKalapurakal: jointsdgfund.org/article/fun…
Only 18% of women-led businesses in Uganda get access to formal credit.
Samantha Malambo makes one argument clearly: that number is not evidence that women-led businesses are uninvestable. It is evidence of a gap in structured financing.
📺 Watch her insights ⬇️
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
The next phase of the #MSMEDigitalGateway is expanding its marketplace capabilities to deliver greater value to MSMEs.
Today, @UNDPGhana is engaging logistics, payment & e-commerce actors on integrated services that will strengthen the platform as a true one-stop shop.
Through a $3.11 million portfolio guarantee facility with @AbsaKenya and @Coopbankenya, UNCDF is helping unlock financing for solar-powered cold storage infrastructure in Kenya.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4BIKZJ2
🤝 With @UNDP, supported by Mitigation Action Facility.
When floodwaters inundated his cocoa plantation, Agapito didn't have to fill out claim forms or wait months for an assessor thanks to an innovative parametric microinsurance product designed specifically for vulnerable communities.
@dfat, @MFATNZ, @FCDOGovUK, @UNUEHS, @UNDP
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
🌍 This #SDG13 Month, explore how MPTFO-administered climate funds deliver impact:
🌳@unredd, @cafisecretariat
🌊@GlobalFundCoral
📊@CrafdData
🏗️#IRAF
🛡️#PICAP
🔗 mptf.undp.org/fund-type/clim…
👉 Pooling resources empowers the @UN system & partners to act faster, smarter & together.
📈 Across six districts in Ghana, a Norway-funded initiative implemented through UNCDF’s LoCAL approach has now concluded four years of work. The results exceeded original targets.
🔗 Explore the photo essay ➡️ bit.ly/3WgPJW1
@NorwayUN @noradno
Germany announced a €15 million contribution through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) to support the joint work of @UNDP, UNCDF, and @UNESCO, to halt biodiversity loss.
🔗 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4yR9vFi
@GermanyUN
New finance facility launched in Solomon Islands to protect coral reefs and local businesses.
🤝 Led by @WWF, along with UNCDF.
🤝 Funded by the @GlobalFundCoral, with the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) delivering the financing.
🔗 bit.ly/47UZJH5
Our latest newsletter is now available! 📰
From a new assessment that recognizes UNCDF's strategic reset to strengthening partnerships at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings and more!
🔗 Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/3W3NrJU
UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya recently met with Ms. Josephine Rogate Kimaro, Executive Secretary of the Zanzibar Planning Commission, and Mr. Mohammed Masoud Salim, Commissioner of Planning and Sectoral Development to build on the UNCDF–Zanzibar partnership.
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
Are you a Solar Technology provider advancing clean energy and sustainable food systems?
Join the @UNDPKenya and @UNCDF Solar Powered Cooling project network to access opportunities across technician training, innovative financing, market development, and policy updates.
Together with the Mitigation Action Facility and our partners, we are accelerating productive use of renewable energy to reduce post-harvest losses and power climate action.
Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below to subscribe to our mailing list and drive the green transition: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
@MitActFacility
#SolarEnergy #ClimateAction #CleanTech #RenewableEnergy #SustainableDevelopment #CoolingForAll
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
🇲🇱 In Mali, solar power is supporting healthcare and women's livelihoods.
With support from the Joint SDG Fund, UN agencies are joining forces to advance energy, agriculture and education.
✍️ Learn more in Resident Coordinator @SingerHanaa's latest blog: jointsdgfund.org/article/del…
UN Capital Development Fund retweeted
SMEs need more than capital. They need the right support to grow.
That’s why we’re excited to welcome the United Nations Capital Development Fund (@UNCDF ) as a partner for Uganda Innovation Week 2026!
And we’re taking the conversation beyond the usual talk about funding.
@UNCDF and Startup Uganda will come together for a BDS session at #UIW2026!
The session will explore the role of business development support in strengthening enterprises, helping businesses navigate growth and creating pathways towards sustainable financing and investment.
For entrepreneurs, startup support organisations, incubators, accelerators and other ecosystem players, this is an opportunity to engage in conversations about what businesses really need to grow — and how we can build a stronger support system around them.
Because building Uganda’s next generation of successful businesses takes more than ambition. It takes the right support, the right connections and an ecosystem that works.
9–13 November 2026
💡 Theme: Uganda Innovates: Building the Innovation Ecosystem for the Next Decade.
Want to be part of the BDS conversation? Register at uiw.ug
Let’s strengthen the support systems that help Ugandan businesses go further!
#UIW2026 #UgandaInnovationWeek #StartupUganda #UNCDF #BusinessDevelopmentServices #BDS #UgandaInnovates #SMEGrowth #InnovationForImpact
$160,000 in guarantee capital. $1.35 million in loans disbursed. 427 MSMEs financed.
These are the headline numbers from UNCDF's first portfolio guarantee in a LDC, deployed with @FINCA Zambia between 2022 and 2025 as part of a @UNDP-led initiative.
🔗 bit.ly/4BDMfgD
