Alterfin
Financial ServicesBrussels, Belgium11-50 Employees
Alterfin is a Belgian social cooperative in the financial services sector, based in Sint-Joost-ten-Noode in the Brussels region. Established in 1994, it supports the development of social enterprises worldwide to help vulnerable people secure a sustainable income. The cooperative mobilizes resources from its members to support two kinds of organizations that enable economic activity for the disadvantaged: microfinance institutions and groups working in sustainable smallholder agriculture. Its counterpart organizations are microfinance institutions and entities focused on sustainable smallholder agriculture, through which it seeks to improve livelihoods in disadvantaged communities. Based in the Brussels region, Alterfin operates as a social enterprise within financial services, emphasizing social, environmental, and economic impact through its member-driven model.