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1 Number of Members: 43 Number of Clients: 400,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes, MFIs of different structures and regulated and non- regulated MFIs Main Funding Partners: World Bank UNDP African Development Foundation (ADF) WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Workshops on sustainability of MFIs, governance and financial analysis Performance Standards: Work with BCEAO, MFIs and networks in UMOA to develop performance standards Advocacy and Policy Change: Member of committee to develop national microfinance policy; participation in BCEAO studies to update PARMEC and OHADA Research and Information Dissemination: Workshop to identify MFIs research and impact assessment needs, workshop and pilot on microinsurance Consortium Alafia – BENIN Formalized in 1999
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2 Number of Members: 23 Number of Clients: 100,000 Membership Structure: Regulated MFIs of different sizes Main Funding Partners: BCEAO WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Started a training program for members Performance Standards: Development of a framework for members to build shared performance standards Advocacy and Policy Change: Engagement in national strategy to support microfinance in Côte d’Ivoire, participation in the Financial Sector Development Support Program (PADESI) Research and Information Dissemination: Publication of an information bulletin that promotes microfinance in Côte d’Ivoire AISFD – COTE D’IVOIRE Formalized in 1998
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3 Number of Members: 19 Number of Clients: 1.3 million Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes including the largest in Ethiopia and high performing MFIs Main Funding Partners: Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) IFAD Pact Ethiopia WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Elaboration and implementation of training for MFIs Performance Standards: Established a performance monitoring unit; training on the use of MBB toolkit; agreement on core performance indicators Advocacy and Policy Change: Assistance in building the capacity of the Supervision Department of the NBE with support of donors Research and Information Dissemination: Publications in the Microfinance Development Review; Working papers and research results including a review of the performance of the microfinance industry in Ethiopia AEMFI - ETHIOPIA Formalized in 1999
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4 Number of Members: 16 Number of Clients: 161,000 Membership Structure: Regulated and non regulated MFIs, high performing MFIs, international NGOs, government agencies and projects. Main Funding Partners: WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Organization of best practice workshops for members Performance Standards: Consensus building on AFMIN performance indicators and training on their implementation Advocacy and Policy Change: Engagement of policy makers in dialogue on microfinance policy issues Research and Information Dissemination: Organization of local and regional exchange visits GAMFINET – GAMBIA Formalized in 1999
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5 Number of Members: 80 Number of Clients: 60,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated and non regulated MFIs Main Funding Partners: Government of Ghana World Bank USAID IFAD GTZ Care International Key Activities: Capacity Building: Organization of training courses on governance and financial planning Performance Standards: Development, with SEEP, of a national toolkit for the implementation of a performance benchmark for the local industry Advocacy and Policy Change: Development of a national strategic microfinance framework document on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, currently awaiting cabinet and parliamentary approval to come into effect GHAMFIN - GHANA Formalized in 1998
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6 Number of Members: 8 Number of Clients: 100,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes, MFIs of different structures and regulated and non- regulated MFIs Main Funding Partners: WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Workshops on business planning, best practice for MFIs and the regulatory framework Performance Standards: Workshops on performance indicators, adoption of performance standards by members Advocacy and Policy Change: Drafting national strategy for microfinance, meetings with the Central Bank on the regulatory framework for microfinance Research, and Information Dissemination: Inventory of MFIs and dissemination of best practice publications REGUIPRAM – GUINEA Formalized in 1998
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7 Number of Members: 28 Number of Clients: 500,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different structures, regulated MFIs and high performing MFIs Main Funding Partners: USAID GTZ World Bank WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Hosting of a microfinance week; training in business planning for MFIs, internal controls and refinancing; and the homologation of 7 MFI modules with 22 trainers and APIM/MALI modules with 7 trainers; establishing credit reference bureaux Advocacy and Policy Change: Participation in defining national strategy for microfinance; contribution to the poverty alleviation project; working with the Malian Bank of Solidarity Research and Information Dissemination: Study on financial viability of MFIs in UEMOA, study on forms of collateral used by MFIs APIM – MALI Formalized in 1999
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8 Number of Members: 15 Number of Clients: 150,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes, including large MFI and MFIs of types Main Funding Partners: USAID Key Activities: Capacity Building: Training of managers and credit officers, establishment of Credit Reference mechanisms for MFIs, launching of microfinance Skills Courses Performance Standards: Training on performance standards for managers Advocacy and Policy Change: Involvement in formulation and drafting of microfinance bill for Kenya; participation in the development of the poverty reduction strategy paper, a national initiative AMFI - KENYA Formalized in 1999
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9 Number of Members: 10 Number of Clients: n/a Membership Structure: Regulated MFIs Main Funding Partners: PRAMEF La Coopération Française WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Training needs assessment, training of trainer with CAPAF Advocacy and Policy Change: Participation in the action plan for the national microfinance strategy Research and Information Dissemination: Inventory of MFIs and MFI clients ANIP-MF - NIGER Formalized in 2000
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10 Number of Members: 26 Number of Clients: 460,000 Membership Structure: Large MFIs of different sizes Main Funding Partners: Ford Foundation USAID-MBP Key Activities: Capacity Building: Training on impact assessment; involvement in program appraisal strategies that target low-income individuals for poverty alleviation; development of participatory learning and action (PLA), participatory rural appraisal (PRA) training and strategic planning workshops Advocacy and Policy Change: Lobbying of the government, both the CBN and the Ministry of Finance, for favorable policy for microfinance operations Performance Standards: Workshops and publications on financial ratios; agreement on core performance indicators for the industry. CDMR - NIGERIA Formalized in 1999
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11 Number of Members: 20 Number of Clients: 610,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated MFIs, high performing MFIs, international NGOs and government agencies and projects Main Funding Partners: Ford Foundation Hivos SIDA Key Activities: Capacity Building: Elaboration of diploma courses to be offered with the university of Pretoria. SAQA certified Advocacy and Policy Change: Formation of a Government Liaison Committee to engage government agencies in the economics cluster; work with the government microfinance wholesaler on a national capacity building strategy Research and Information Dissemination: Case studies on MFIs which closed Micro Enterprise Alliance – SOUTH AFRICA Created in 1994, formalized in 2001
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12 Number of Members: 19 Number of Clients: 200,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated MFIs Main Funding Partners: BCEAO GTZ WWB/UNDP Seed Funding Key Activities: Capacity Building: Training for trainers; Workshops on good governance, the development of financial reports and business plans, internal controls, the launch of financial products and financial ratio analysis Performance Standards: Workshops on building standards in the field of microfinance Advocacy and Policy Change: Active participation in the development of the national policy governing microfinance in Togo APIMFT - TOGO Formalized in 1998
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13 Number of Members: 78 Number of Clients: 260,000 Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and structures, regulated and non regulated MFI, international NGOs, government agencies, projects and donors Main Funding Partners: Hivos The European Union The Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) Key Activities: Capacity Building: Capacity needs assessment, organization of thematic debates and best practice workshops Performance Standards: Elaboration of draft working document specifying selected indicators, their definition and reporting formats with inputs from members MFIs, donors, MFF and other stakeholders Advocacy and Policy Change: Participation in the development of the Microfinance Bill in Uganda, organization of lobbying events around the MDI Bill AMFIU - UGANDA Formalized in 1999
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