CASE STUDY Building Trust Through Formal and Informal Networks KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION SHARES HOW NETWORKS HELP A SMALL TEAM MANAGE A LARGE PORTFOLIO Key Info COUNTRY Democratic Republic of Congo TARGET POPULATION Low income APPROACH Financial inclusion T he King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), based in Belgium, has funded more than 100 projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ranging from 10,000 EUR one-year grants to multi-year grants up to 200,000 EUR. With less than two full-time staff dedicated to managing programs in Central Africa (DRC and Burundi), finding strategic efficiencies is important. Creating a network of trusted partners and collaborators has been essential for KBF to strategically manage its sizable and growing portfolio. Being a p

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