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Sign up for World MSME Day – Online Webinar Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM CET

Celebrate this year’s World MSME Day together with Oxfam Novib & TripleJump with an inspiring online webinar highlighting the power of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) worldwide.

This year, we shine a spotlight on the critical role of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in driving sustainable and inclusive entrepreneurship and building climate resilience across the globe. We’ll hear from inspiring entrepreneurs and finance leaders from Kenya, Senegal, Mexico, the Netherlands and beyond, who are innovating on the ground. We’ve also added a short breakout moment to hear your contributions and reflections.

SPEAKERS:

Linda Sigilai – CEO of Tuwe Bora, a Kenyan enterprise making upcycled clothes and providing design trainings to women

Rahaf Al Lymoni – A Syrian-Dutch entrepreneur and CEO of Daffee, making coffee of recycled date seeds

Agnes Diene – Chief Executive Officer of the MFI VisionFund Sénégal, discussing the vital role financial institutions play in building climate resilience

Diana Jeronimo – Director at Avanza Sólido, an MFI working with women empowerment and climate resilience in Mexico With introductions by Tamara Campero (Impact Investments Manager at Oxfam Novib),

Juan Luis Podesta Ruiz (ESG & Impact Officer at Triple Jump) and facilitation by Windy Massabni (Project Specialist Impact SME / Investments at Oxfam Novib). Join us for a dynamic session

WHERE:

• International entrepreneurs and finance managers will share actionable insights on how to become more climate-resilient and stay profitable as a business

• We discuss what kind of services and funds are needed for entrepreneurs working with climate resilience

• Via video messages, you’ll get to know Albertina, Ricardo, and Santos Pablo, micro-entrepreneurs from Mexico and Guatemala, who are innovating their business

Interested?

Sign up!