Gabrielle Orliange

Head of social and environmental performance
SIDI

Overview

Gabrielle Orliange joined SIDI in November 2016. After serving as head of technical assistance at the European Solidarity Financing Fund for Africa (FEFISOL), then as an investment officer for Latin America and Madagascar, she is currently responsible for social and environmental performance at SIDI and the FEFISOL fund. Prior to joining the social investor, Gabrielle Orliange worked for the World Bank in the Development Economics Research Group.

Published articles

SIDI

To address the challenges of financial inclusion in Africa, particularly in rural areas, SIDI (International Solidarity for Development and Investment) and two European investors, Alterfin and Etimos, set up the European Solidarity Financing Fund for Africa (FEFISOL) in 2011. Their objective: to offer financial services tailored to agricultural structures and microfinance institutions operating in rural areas. To strengthen its impact and ensure its additionality, FEFISOL primarily targets small institutions going through a consolidation process and entities with strong social innovation. Proparco became a shareholder of the fund when it was set up.