Connexus worked with ECOM Colombia, locally known as Compañía Colombiana Agroindustrial (CCA), to strengthen their lending operations and facilitate access to finance for smallholder coffee farmers in the Huila region of Colombia. The work was part of a public-private partnership project with funding from ECOM and the Dutch Development Agency. To strengthen lending operations, Connexus developed a comprehensive credit manual, and created and conducted a credit readiness training of trainers for ECOM technical assistance providers to prepare farmers to receive financing. Connexus also facilitated $200,000 in impact investment funds to four farmer associations and worked with ECOM to facilitate access to finance for smallholder coffee farmers in the Antioquia region.