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Rome/Seville, 30 June 2025 – A new €4.26 million initiative will support thousands of rural families in Honduras, Senegal and Pakistan to adapt to climate change and strengthen their resilience to weather shocks. The project ‘ResilientRemit’, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), aims to facilitate the […]

Money sent by migrant workers to families and friends in their countries of origin is usually referred to as remittances. This money is an important part of the income of millions of families worldwide, and thus contributes to the reduction of poverty. During 2019, it was estimated that there were around 272 million international migrants […]

FINCLUDE is a development programme designed to improve the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable households – smallholders and microentrepreneurs – in rural Eswatini through increasingly profitable and resilient links to markets and appropriate financial services. FINCLUDE provides finance, facilitates access to markets, provides risk management support, and builds capacity. Read the results of the programme

The two-year, regional RAI programme is a partnership between IFAD’s Financing Facility (FFR) for Remittances and Cenfri. Its aim is to support sustainable development by transforming remittance ecosystems to improve financial inclusion in Africa. Project Brochure

During last year, time span marked by a serious worldwide socio-economic impact of the pandemic, National Commission for Financial Market of Moldova (NCFM) – the beneficiary of the Grant Agreement “Supporting the IFAD Rural Resilience Project in Moldova – Development of Capacity-Building of the Savings and Credit Associations” provided by International Fund for Agricultural Development […]

Access Advisory prepares a video on how to manage your remittances/finances as part of the Training Assistance for Youth Entrepreneurship Programme and Employment Support (YESS) on the occasion of the International Day of Family Remittances.

The International Day of Family Remittances is celebrated every year on the 16th of June. It is an occasion for IAMTN, its members, and the entire cross-border remittance industry to honour the major positive impact stemming from the billions in remittances sent every year by migrant workers to their families. Remittances have always been a […]

Since 2016, the GSMA has supported the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) – adopted by the United Nations General Assembly – which is observed annually on 16 June. This year, the GSMA is continuing to support the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the custodian of the IDFR, by endorsing its theme: “Recovery and Resilience through Digital and […]

The observance of the UN-adopted International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) will take place virtually on 16 June 20201, in recognition of the tireless abnegation of almost 200 million migrant workers who send money home for the wellbeing of their families in communities of origin, and who have demonstrated unprecedented resilience in these times of […]

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is pleased to announce the upcoming Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID) – Summit 2021, which will take place virtually on 16 and 17 June 2021 on the occasion of the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR). Recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, the GFRID […]