Number of Members: 43

1
Consortium Alafia BENINFormalized in 1999

• 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

2
AISFD COTE DIVOIREFormalized in 1998

• 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
  dIvoire, participation in the Financial Sector
  Development Support Program (PADESI)
• Research and Information Dissemination
  Publication of an information bulletin that
  promotes microfinance in Côte dIvoire

3
AEMFI - ETHIOPIA Formalized in 1999

• 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 Peoples 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

4
GAMFINET GAMBIAFormalized in 1999

• 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

5
GHAMFIN - GHANAFormalized in 1998

• 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

6
REGUIPRAM GUINEAFormalized in 1998

• 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

7
APIM MALIFormalized in 1999

• 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

8
AMFI - KENYAFormalized in 1999

• 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

9
ANIP-MF - NIGERFormalized in 2000

• 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

10
CDMR - NIGERIAFormalized in 1999

• 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.

11
Micro Enterprise Alliance SOUTH AFRICACreated
in 1994, formalized in 2001

• 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

12
APIMFT - TOGOFormalized in 1998

• 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

13
AMFIU - UGANDAFormalized in 1999

• 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