Deployment Project Pages

Associação Progresso

MFI: Associação Progresso - Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Specialist: SBS/Afrisys

Associação Progresso provides agricultural and trade credit loans to the poor throughout the districts of Mueda Muidumbe Nangade and in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.  They're working with SBS and Afrisys based out of Maputo to complete their deployment. 

Lumana

Lumana is a small Seattle-based MFI working in rural areas of the Volta Region of Ghana.  Lumana began working in the village of Atorkor in 2009 and now serves clients in Atorkor, Dzita, Srogboe, Whuti and Anloga. Currently we have just over 200 clients engaged in businesses such as farming, fish processing, tailoring, trading food selling and kente (traditional Ghanian cloth) weaving.

Fantsuam Foundation
  • MFI: Fantsuam Foundation, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • Specialist: Gayl Kennedy, VSO Volunteer
    • Kelechi Micheals, Programs Operations Manager

Fantsuam Foundation was established in 1996 and commenced micro-finance operations in the Grameen model in 2001. It is based in Bayan Loco which is a peri-urban slum of Kafanchan, a small town which is the headquarters of its Local Government Area (Jema'a) in the south of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Fantsuam's mission is to eliminate poverty and disadvantage through integrated development programmes which include health, ICT training, HIV/AIDS, national volunteering, cyber cafe and internet service provider and business development services, including microfinance and business development services training.

Currently Fantsuam has five field officers supporting almost 1,000 active group loan clients across 80 centres, and 50 individual loan clients. In addition over 400 individuals have savings accounts with the organisation. All loan clients receive health, HIV/AIDS and business development services training. Fantsuam Foundation has worked with over 15,000 clients since it started. 

Nuru International

MFI: Nuru International

Specialist: Mashariki Solutions

Nuru International is an NGO currently working on its pilot project in Western Kenya. Operations on the ground have been in existence for 18 months. The majority of the MFI operation has been in existence for 12 months. Nuru employs over 40 local staff with U.S.-based teams of 5 rotating in and out year-round. The MFI operation has seven employees, but will expand to 10-15 within the year.

At present, Nuru has around 1050 clients. Within the year, this will increase by another 500. Financial services include two savings program, which link to microcredit programs. There are loan and savings products for both individuals and groups. Through a vetting process, individuals from groups can “graduate” into various loan products, which are undertaken individually; however, savings accounts are offered to both groups and individuals without the vetting process.  

Nuru works in five areas of development: agriculture, water and sanitation, health, community economic development, and education. The integrated development model is being developed by a small U.S. based team and growing team of local leaders to empower communities to lift themselves out of extreme poverty, building a self-sustaining model that continues to scale on its own to create impact in neighboring communities, districts, and eventually the country.

SECDEP

The St. Elizabeth Community Development Program, Inc. (SECDEP), is a non-government organization established under the Archdiocese of Jaro, in the provinceof IloIlo, situated on the island of Panay in Western Visayas Region of thePhilippines.

It started off in the early 1970’s as a food program, managed under the name Jaro Archdiocesan Nutrition Program (JANP). In 1995 the name JANP was changed to Jaro Archdiocesan Small Enterprise Assistance Program (JARSEAP). By this time, the Program had evolved to also cover enterprise development that focused on economic opportunities for women in rural communities and health related education required for poor rural communities.

In March 2000, the Program was registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission in the name St. Elizabeth Community Development Program (SECDEP), catering to both Enterprise Development and Health Projects.

Vision/Mission

“SECDEP, Inc. shall be one of the leading Microfinance institutions in the Island of Panay Staffed by highly committed and professional people in the pursuit of economically empowered and values-oriented communities.

We shall provide innovative and client-responsive financial and capability building services that enhances the total well-being of the people who has less access to basic needs.

We uphold the values of teamwork,mutual respect, truth, justice and love”.