What We Do
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
We support PIs and our loan beneficiaries with the skills and technologies needed to make profitable use of our lines of credit and credit guarantees.
Our Beneficiaries
The bulk of our technical assistance (TA) budget is focused on supporting the MSMEs we provide funding to via our PFIs. To ensure that TA is most beneficial to these MSMEs, we discuss their needs and understand their challenges on our monitoring visits to their farms and places of business.
Our Partner Institutions (PIs)
Our PIs, as part of the application process, undergo extensive financial and legal due diligence. The weaknesses and challenges teased out of this due diligence process become the basis of the TA for our PFIs.
The Industry
RDF may decide to provide industry-wide or regional based technical assistance programme from a felt need as a result of interactions with the market including key players such as development partners and / or the regulator.
Our Technical Assistance Programmes
Building capacity, reducing risk, and driving sustainable impact across rural finance and agriculture
RDF Executive Management Essentials for Rural Banking (REMERB)
Hands-on technical assistance delivered in partnership with the National Banking College to strengthen leadership and governance in rural banking institutions.
Programme Objectives
- Deepen Impact: Build well-positioned, well-capitalised rural banks that transform communities.
- Minimize Risk: Equip institutions to assess and manage credit, liquidity, operational, and regulatory risks.
Programme Structure
Governance & Value-Based Management • Tax Compliance • Regulatory & Practical Balance Sheet and Liquidity Management
Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management • Credit Risk Management • Agribusiness Financing
Banking Operations & Sustainable Financing
Strategy, Capital & Cost Management in Practice • Technological Integration & Process Management • ESG Integration
Monitoring & Results Measurement
Aligned with DCED Standards and 2X Criteria – baseline/follow-up data, post-training assessments, six-month visits, third-party evaluations, and comprehensive reporting.
AgroWoman 360 (AW 360)
Empowering Rural Women for Sustainable Growth
More than training – a holistic initiative to help rural women grow their businesses, increase incomes, and build better lives.
Our Mission
To equip women with resources, skills, and opportunities for financial independence, gender equity, and sustainable livelihoods.
Key Features
- Economic Empowerment – income-generating skills
- Financial Literacy – budgeting, loan management, planning
- Community Engagement – training-of-trainers model creating Champions of Change
- Culturally Relevant Learning – interactive sessions using local traditions
- Continuous Support – needs assessments and six-month follow-up visits
Impact Alignment: Adheres to 2X Challenge criteria and DCED Standard for measurable outcomes.
Duration: Six months of intensive training, engagement, and follow-up support.
Integrated Soil and Fertility Management (ISFM)
Equipping smallholder farmers with practical, climate-smart solutions to boost productivity, reduce risks, and build long-term resilience.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Training on climate adaptation & mitigation
- Training-of-Trainers model for wider reach
- Expert climate assessment & tailored strategies
- Needs-based facilitation with extension officers
- Six-month post-training follow-up visits
- Participatory, farmer-led learning materials
Monitoring & Results Measurement
Aligned with DCED Standards and 2X Criteria – gender/age/subsector-disaggregated indicators, baseline/follow-up data, assessments, six-month visits, third-party evaluations, and full reporting.
Programme Duration: Six months including assessments, training, and follow-up.
