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APPENDICESACRONYM NAME, LOCATION DATEENLACEFAMAFATENFAULUFEDFEFADFIEFinaméricaFINCA ECFINCA HOFINCA KYFINCA MAFINCA MXFINCA NIFINCA UGFMM PopFOCCASFONDECOFUNADEHPrograma ENLACE, BancoSolidario,EcuadorFundación de Apoyo a laMicroempresa,NicaraguaPalestine for Credit andDevelopment,West Bank and GazaFood for the HungryInternational,UgandaFundación Ecuatoriana deDesarrollo,EcuadorFoundation for EnterpriseFinance and Development,AlbaniaFFP - Fomento aIniciativas Económicas,S.A.,BoliviaFinanciera América, S.A.,ColombiaFINCA Ecuador,EcuadorFINCA Honduras,HondurasFINCA Kyrgyzstan,KyrgyzstanFINCA Malawi,MalawiFINCA México,MexicoFINCA Nicaragua,NicaraguaFINCA Uganda,UgandaFundación Mundo MujerPopayán,ColombiaFoundation for Credit andCommunity Assistance,UgandaFondo de DesarrolloComunal,BoliviaFundación Nacional parael Desarrollo de Honduras,HondurasDATAQUALITYRATINGDESCRIPTION OF MICROFINANCE PROGRAM09/99 B ENLACE is the microfinance division of Banco Solidario in Ecuador.The program was founded in 1995, and Banco Solidario receivestechnical assistance from ACCION International. ENLACE offersboth credit and savings services to microentrepreneurs. It alsoadministers a pawn-lending product.12/99 A FAMA operates mainly in urban areas of Nicaragua, providingmicroenterprise credit. It was founded in 1991 and is affiliated withACCION.12/99 A FATEN was initiated as a Save the Children affiliate in 1995 andspun-off as an independent NGO in 1999. It provides microcredit topoor women entrepreneurs using group methodology.12/99 B Founded in 1995 as an affiliate of Food for the Hungry International,FAULU provides group based credit and voluntary deposit servicesto small and microentrepreneurs in urban and semi-urban areas.12/99 A Founded over 30 years ago, FED has an extensive branch networkthroughout Ecuador providing individual microloans. It is an affiliateof ACCION International.12/98 A Operating mainly in urban areas of Albania, FEFAD offers smallbusiness loans. It was founded in 1995 as an initiative of theAlbanian and German governments, and receives technicalassistance from IPC.12/99 A FFP - FIE is a for-profit financial institution offering individual loans tomicroenterprises in urban areas of Bolivia. It began lending in 1988as an NGO, and began operating as a “Private Financial Fund” in1998 under regulation by the Bolivian Superintendency of Banks.12/99 AAA Finamérica is a regulated finance company operating in Bogotá andsurrounding areas. Its predecessors were the NGO Actuar Bogotá,founded in 1988, the NGO Corposol, and the financiera Finansol. Itis an affiliate of ACCION International.12/98 B FINCA Ecuador was founded in 1994 and provides village bankingservices to low-income families in three regions of the country:Pichincha, Guayas, and Imbabura.12/98 B FINCA Honduras is one of the largest FINCA affiliates in terms ofportfolio size. It was founded in 1989 and operates in 13 of the 18departamentos of Honduras.12/99 A Founded in 1995, FINCA Kyrgyzstan is operating in five of the sixoblasts of Kyrgyzstan and offers both village banking and individualloan products to 10,000 clients.08/99 A FINCA Malawi works with women in the country’s southern region,and has been in operation since 1994.12/98 B FINCA Mexico currently operates village banking groups in the stateof Morelos. It was founded in 1989.06/99 A FINCA’s Nicaraguan affiliate began lending in 1992, and has sinceexpanded to have branch offices in several urban areas inNicaragua.12/99 AAA One of FINCA’s largest programs, FINCA Uganda has been inoperation since 1992. The program offers village banking services towomen in Kampala, Jinja and Lira.12/99 B FMM Popayán is a Women’s World Banking affiliate working in thestate of Cauca in Colombia. It began lending to microenterprises in1985.12/98 B FOCCAS, an affiliate of Freedom from Hunger, operates a villagebanking-style program in Uganda’s district towns and villages. It isbased on a credit with education model.12/99 A FONDECO is an NGO working primarily in rural areas in Bolivia. Itwas founded in 1995.12/97 AAA FUNADEH works with small and microenterprises in urban areas ofHonduras. It is an affiliate of ACCION International and was foundedin 1985.DATA62 MICROBANKING BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER 2000
ACRONYM NAME, LOCATION DATE QUALITYRATINGFunduszMikroFWWB CaliFWWBIndiaHUBLAGInicjatywaMikroKafo JiginewKASHFLos AndesLOKMC-SEAMEBMibancoMicrofundfor WomenMIKROFINMoyutánMoznostiNachalaNetworkLeasingFundusz Mikro,PolandFundación Women’s WorldBanking Cali,ColombiaFriends of WWB,IndiaHUBLAG DevelopmentFinance Programme,PhilippinesInicjatywa Mikro,PolandKafo Jiginew,MaliKashf Foundation,PakistanCaja de Ahorros y CréditosLos Andes,BoliviaLOK SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaMercy Corps – ScottishEuropean Aid,Bosnia and HerzegovinaMicroenterprise Bank,BosniaBanco de laMicroempresa,PeruMicrofund for Women,JordanMIKROFIN,Bosnia and HerzegovinaCooperativa Moyután,GuatemalaMoznosti,MacedoniaNachala,BulgariaNetwork LeasingCorporation Ltd.,PakistanDESCRIPTION OF MICROFINANCE PROGRAMAPPENDICES09/99 A Fundusz Mikro began operations in 1995, and now lends tomicroentrepreneurs across Poland through an extensive branchnetwork. It is a member of the MicroFinance Network.12/98 AAA FWWB Cali, an affiliate of Women’s World Banking, began lending in1982. It makes individual loans to urban microenterprises in Cali.03/98 A FWWB India lends to rural women through savings and creditgroups. It was founded in 1982.12/98 A The Hublag Development Finance Programme is the microlendingarm of the Gerry Roxas Foundation. It lends to microenterprises withboth individual and group lending methodologies, and beganoperations in 1987.12/99 A Inicjatywa Mikro lends to microenterprises mainly in urban areas ofPoland. It is affiliated with Opportunity International.12/99 B Kafo Jiginew is a federation of credit unions operating in rural areasin the south-central region of Mali. It was founded in 1987.03/00 A KASHF is a NGO founded in 1996 to provide microcredit to lowincome women entrepreneurs in rural and urban areas. It is anaffiliate of ASA, Bangladesh.12/99 A Caja Los Andes grew out of ProCrédito, an NGO that began lendingoperations in 1992. It was converted to a special finance company in1995. Los Andes operates in urban and some rural areas in Bolivia,providing individual loans and savings services.12/99 B LOK is a NGO founded in 1997 to provide individual credit to smallentrepreneurs in urban and rural areas. It is financed by the LocalInitiatives Department of the World Bank that aims to improve accessto credit to the poor to promote economic reconstruction.12/99 B MC SEA is a NGO that started its operation in 1997 and providesindividual credit to microenterprises in war affected areas. It isfinanced by the Local Initiatives Department of the World Bank thataims to improve access to credit to the poor to promote economicreconstruction.12/98 A The Microenterprise Bank was launched by IPC in 1997 to providefinancial services such as loans, money transfers and depositservices to micro and small enterprises in Bosnia-Herzegovina.12/99 A Mibanco is a commercial microfinance bank offering microenterprisecredit in Lima, and is affiliated with ACCION International. Formerlyoperated as an NGO under the name Acción Comunitaria del Perú,the institution was transformed into a bank in 1998.12/99 B This former Save the Children village banking program in Jordan wasfounded in 1994. It focuses primarily on Palestinian women fromsquatter communities.12/99 B MIKROFIN is an affiliate of CARE international and started itsoperations in 1997. It provides individual and group loans tomicroentrepreneurs in semi-urban areas. It is financed by the LocalInitiatives Department of the World Bank and CARE.09/99 AAA Moyután is a member of the FENACOAC credit union federation, andparticipated in WOCCU’s technical assistance program inGuatemala. It offers loans and savings services to its members.12/99 A Moznosti, an affiliate of Opportunity International, began lending in1996. It operates both in urban and rural areas of Macedonia, andlends to microenterprises and small businesses.12/99 B Nachala, an affiliate of Opportunity International, converted into acooperative in 1998. It operates both in urban and rural areas andmakes individual loans to microenterprises and small businesses forworking capital.06/99 A Network Leasing is a private for profit financial company which offersfinancial services to microentrepreneurs. It uses leasing, amethodology considered compatible with Islamic law, which forbidsborrowing on interest.MICROBANKING BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER 2000 63
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