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Nyesigiso is a network of rural savings and credit cooperatives operating in Mali, which collects savings from members and provides them loans and microcredits. Nyesigiso operates under the status of Decentralised Financial Entities (“Systèmes financiers Décentralisés” SFDs). Nyesigiso is headquartered in Bamako, Mali. With over 260,000 members and a presence in six of Mali’s nine regions, Nyesigiso is the country’s second largest microfinance institution with one of the largest rural farmers networks. Nyesigiso’s strategy over the past half decade has been to encourage femaleparticipation through creating loan products solely dedicated to women. TheInstitution has also focused on personnel gender diversity. As of June 2021,Nyesigiso had 278 permanent staff, 48% of whom are women.