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• 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 – BENINFormalized in 1999

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• Membership Structure: Regulated MFIs of different sizes


• 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’IVOIREFormalized in 1998

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• Number of Clients: 1.3 million

• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes including the largest in Ethiopia and high performing MFIs


• 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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• Membership Structure: Regulated and non regulated MFIs, high performing MFIs, international NGOs, government agencies and projects.


• 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 – GAMBIAFormalized in 1999

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated and non regulated MFIs


• 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 - GHANAFormalized in 1998

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes, MFIs of different structures and regulated and non-regulated MFIs


• 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 – GUINEAFormalized in 1998

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different structures, regulated MFIs and high performing MFIs


• 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 – MALIFormalized in 1999

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes, including large MFI and MFIs of types


• 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 - KENYAFormalized in 1999

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• Number of Clients: n/a

• Membership Structure: Regulated MFIs


• 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 - NIGERFormalized in 2000

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• Membership Structure: Large MFIs of different sizes


• 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 - NIGERIAFormalized in 1999

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated MFIs, high performing MFIs, international NGOs and government agencies and projects


• 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 AFRICACreated in 1994, formalized in 2001

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and types, regulated MFIs


• 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 - TOGOFormalized in 1998

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• Membership Structure: MFIs of different sizes and structures, regulated and non regulated MFI, international NGOs, government agencies, projects and donors


• 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 - UGANDAFormalized in 1999

1 number of members: 43 number of clients: 400,000 membership structure: mfis of different sizes,...

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