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MISSION

‘Financial and Social inclusion for All’

AUXFIN delivers financial, value chain and community development solutions to all. Including vulnerable populations, refugees, smallholder farmers, micro entrepreneurs, with low literacy and numeracy skills, limited access to the internet, no- or low access to electricity, and limited experience with mobile and other technologies. Recognizing that some participants may require additional assistance, AUXFIN builds value networks of people organised in groups around a tablet and assisted by trained agents to make sure our technologies are well understood and used. These networks are developed through the so-called ‘G50 approach’.

G50 Approach

The G50 approach is an effective way to fight poverty in a sustainable way. It consists of organising groups of maximum 50 households around a tablet and connected to the UMVA platform and community activation program (CAP). Each group is governed by self-elected and representative leaders, considering age and gender. Through the tablets each member is provided with, and connected to information and services through the UMVA platform. In order to make sure the groups are well governed, and our solutions are used well each group is supported by a field agent.

After registration and group formation, each group is going through a resource mapping and mobilisation phase to make an inventory of their biggest challenges and opportunities to get to self-development as a group. Based on this assessment the group prioritises a plan and can use the tools and services provided to realise this plan. E.g. the group can start working with the HealthCoach learning how to prevent major disease or buy mosquito nets at a local service provider, another group decides to improve agricultural productions and to collectively sell. Many stories on these self-development groups can be found in the impact section of the website.

Our Team

Cornelis Heesbeen

CEO, Founder of AUXFIN, UMVA and AUXEL

cornelis.heesbeen@auxfin.com

Cornelis Heesbeen has more than 40 years work experience, 7 years in Finance in Developing countries, 17 years in Information Technology with companies like Airport Schiphol, SAP and i2Technologies, 17 years in accounting. AUXFIN INTERNATIONAL is incorporated in 2013.

Marco Van Andel

Chief Operating Officer

marcovanandel@auxfin.com

Marco van Andel has more than 25 years work experience, 15 years in Finance in Developing countries, most notably in Africa, and 10 years in Insurance. Marco holds a degree in Business Administration for the Financial Sector of VU University Amsterdam and a Master in Development Economics from Sussex.

Mark van den Brink

Chief Financial Officer

mark.vandenbrink@auxfin.com

Mark van den Brink has more than 20 years work experience as a Finance Director in particularly fast growing software organizations. A seasoned financial who drives change being focused on results with international expertise in highly changing environments. Been part of several acquisitions, mergers and investments. Mark holds a bachelor degree in Financ/Accounting.

Sabin Maharjan

Development Manager

sabin.maharjan@auxfin.com

Sabin has more than 13 years work experience. The organization develops the UMVA Platform since 2011. Sabin holds a bachelor degree in Computer technology at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. AUXFIN Nepal is incorporated on 2011.

Yannick Chokola

Territory Manager AUXFIN Burundi / Financial Inclusion Expert

yannick.chokola@auxfin.com

Yannick has more than 7 years work experience. The team works on UMVA projects since 2013. Yannick holds a bachelor in computer science at Université du lac tanganyika, Burundi. AUXFIN Burundi is incorporated in 2016.

Our Advisory Board brings together a diverse group of experts with relevant background in the private sector, government and not-for-profit. The members are key to achieving AUXFIN’s full potential by providing a critical contribution in shaping the organisation's strategy, building on their diverse and complementary expertise. This is done through non-binding strategic advice to the Management.

Lena El Sheikh Omer Mahgoub

Advisory Board

Lena brings extensive expertise in development, sustainability, and corporate responsibility to the Advisory Board, shaped by a distinguished career across the private sector, public service, and civil society. As the Sudan adviser to the UN Global Compact, she played a pivotal role in launching the initiative in Sudan and advancing responsible business practices. She went on to embed sustainability and corporate responsibility into the core strategy of a leading Sudanese food company, which later received regional and global recognition for its social investment efforts. Lena has worked with multilateral institutions and also served as Minister of Labour and Social Development in Sudan’s transitional government. She is also a co-founder of Impact Hub Khartoum and a former Board Director of the global Impact Hub Association, underscoring her long-standing commitment to social innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive develop-ment.

Lander van Ommen

Advisory Board

Apart from being a seasoned health specialist, Lander developed in his many years of working experience a keen interest in social progress, multi-stakeholder engagement, co-creation and supportive supervision. Driven by what communities consider as priority challenges, he is skilled in finding solutions by connecting people, programmes and funds, based on a profound understanding of the existing, real needs on the ground. Apart from having practiced as MD, his unique track record consists amongst others of positions across the globe with Médecins Sans Frontières and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

Marieke Francois

Advisory Board

In her Advisory role, Marieke brings twenty-five years of experience in the financial sector (impact investing; asset and fund management) and in non-governmental organisations. She gained her impact investing experience at DOEN Foundation, Phenix Capital, Cardano (formerly SNS Impact Investing), and PGGM. Marieke also worked at Amref Flying Doctors and supported the set-up of several microfinance institutions. She has served on various boards and credit and investment committees. Passionate about putting assets to use for a better world, she co-founded Kosmos Impact, with the mission to inspire and support clients to use their assets to make a positive impact on global challenges.