Cordaid in Sierra Leone

‘We highly welcomed Cordaid’s decision to invest in the West Africa Venture Fund. In 2014, the IFC provided more than US$ 22 billion in finance to improve people’s lives in developing countries, but we do not have the expertise to deal with a crisis such as Ebola. In such a situation, the knowledge and experience of a civil society organization like Cordaid, which has long been active in the region, in invaluable. It is a unique collaboration that we hope to apply in other challenging countries as well.’ – Tracy Washington, Program Manager SME Ventures at the IFC