Peter Blum Samuelsen

Peter is a micro, small and medium-sized enterprise, microfinance and market systems development specialist with more than 25 years of international experience in project and programme formulation, assessment, and fund management as well as implementation, capacity development, monitoring, and reviews. He has experience from technical, management and leadership positions in international NGOs, consulting companies, multilateral organisations, foundations, umbrella organisations, and faith-based organisations with 10 years of hands-on experience as an expatriate in Africa.

“I am passionate about help to self-help through community mobilization and micro-enterprise development.  Savings groups are probably the strongest tool we have to help the poorest realize their full potential and to ensure resilience and a social safety net at the community level.”