The members of the Proxfin Management Committee: Tasilo Joseph Mahuwi (Tanzania); Sigitas Bubnys (Lithuania), Vice Chair; Oscar Miguel Armas González (Mexico), Chair; Podi Appuhami Kiriwandeniya (Sri Lanka); and Alpha Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).

Proxfin is an international network for study and discussion bringing together 23 partner community finance institutions and Développement international Desjardins (DID). This new presence on the international microfinance scene represents twenty developing or emerging countries on four continents. Proxfin has the goal of fostering communication among these institutions that share the same business model and values, and in order to further sound community finance practices.

“Proxfin is the solution that we, DID’s partner finance institutions, have found to attain our goals. Together, we have the experience and know-how necessary to overcome the challenges we face. The discussion made possible by Proxfin will certainly be a great help,” emphasizes Oscar Armas, Director General of the SERFIR financial cooperative, in Chiapas (Mexico), and Board Chair of Proxfin.

Sigitas Bubnys, Director General of the Lithuanian Central Credit Union and Vice President of Proxfin, adds that together the partner members of Proxfin have the experience and knowledge needed to meet the challenges they face. “The creation of Proxfin was a great step, but the work must continue so that we can defend our values of integration and efficiency while maximizing our social impact. That is Proxfin’s mission, to provide members with the necessary tools to attain these goals.”