Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs

Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs

Formal financial institutions in Ethiopia have traditionally focused on the accessible urban towns leaving rural areas, where the majority of the population resides, without access to financial services. Recognizing this problem, a number of develo...

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Main Author: Muntemba, Shimwaayi
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACTION RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE
BENEFICIARIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COVERAGE
EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOOD NEEDS
HEALTH
INCOME
INTERVENTION
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEPROSY
LIVELIHOODS
MICROFINANCE
PATIENTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRODUCERS
PROGRAMS
RETAINED EARNINGS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS
MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS
MICRO-FINANCE
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
RURAL POVERTY
INTERNATIONAL NGOS
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
RURAL WOMEN
GRANTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/1574611/ethiopia-two-microfinance-delivery-programs
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9868
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spelling okr-10986-98682021-04-23T14:02:47Z Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs Muntemba, Shimwaayi ACTION RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BENEFICIARIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COVERAGE EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES FOOD NEEDS HEALTH INCOME INTERVENTION LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEPROSY LIVELIHOODS MICROFINANCE PATIENTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRODUCERS PROGRAMS RETAINED EARNINGS SAVINGS SOCIAL POLICY SUSTAINABILITY MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS MICRO-FINANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WOMEN IN BUSINESS ACCESS TO CREDIT RURAL POVERTY INTERNATIONAL NGOS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS RURAL WOMEN GRANTS Formal financial institutions in Ethiopia have traditionally focused on the accessible urban towns leaving rural areas, where the majority of the population resides, without access to financial services. Recognizing this problem, a number of development agencies such as Redd Barna and World Vision started to provide access to financial services to the poor in rural areas in the 1980s. They undertook income generation programs by forming saving and credit schemes. Credit to the rural poor was provided in the form of grants, and agricultural inputs. Women were the primary targets of these programs. This study summarizes the findings of action research conducted on microfinance institutions in Ethiopia, with focus on the performance of Redd Barna and on Irish Aid-supported program. Action research facilitates the exchange of information on innovations and experiences so that other micro-finance institutions may learn from each other's mistakes and replicate best practices. The extended study on which this article is based addresses their mode of operation, organization, legal framework, as well as the financial and non-financial services they offer. The focus in on one urban and two rural and savings and credit schemes. 2012-08-13T09:44:56Z 2012-08-13T09:44:56Z 1999-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/1574611/ethiopia-two-microfinance-delivery-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9868 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 133 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Ethiopia
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topic ACTION RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE
BENEFICIARIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COVERAGE
EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOOD NEEDS
HEALTH
INCOME
INTERVENTION
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEPROSY
LIVELIHOODS
MICROFINANCE
PATIENTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRODUCERS
PROGRAMS
RETAINED EARNINGS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS
MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS
MICRO-FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
RURAL POVERTY
INTERNATIONAL NGOS
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
RURAL WOMEN
GRANTS
spellingShingle ACTION RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE
BENEFICIARIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COVERAGE
EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOOD NEEDS
HEALTH
INCOME
INTERVENTION
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEPROSY
LIVELIHOODS
MICROFINANCE
PATIENTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRODUCERS
PROGRAMS
RETAINED EARNINGS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS
MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS
MICRO-FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
RURAL POVERTY
INTERNATIONAL NGOS
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
RURAL WOMEN
GRANTS
Muntemba, Shimwaayi
Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
geographic_facet Africa
Ethiopia
relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 133
description Formal financial institutions in Ethiopia have traditionally focused on the accessible urban towns leaving rural areas, where the majority of the population resides, without access to financial services. Recognizing this problem, a number of development agencies such as Redd Barna and World Vision started to provide access to financial services to the poor in rural areas in the 1980s. They undertook income generation programs by forming saving and credit schemes. Credit to the rural poor was provided in the form of grants, and agricultural inputs. Women were the primary targets of these programs. This study summarizes the findings of action research conducted on microfinance institutions in Ethiopia, with focus on the performance of Redd Barna and on Irish Aid-supported program. Action research facilitates the exchange of information on innovations and experiences so that other micro-finance institutions may learn from each other's mistakes and replicate best practices. The extended study on which this article is based addresses their mode of operation, organization, legal framework, as well as the financial and non-financial services they offer. The focus in on one urban and two rural and savings and credit schemes.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Muntemba, Shimwaayi
author_facet Muntemba, Shimwaayi
author_sort Muntemba, Shimwaayi
title Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
title_short Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
title_full Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
title_fullStr Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
title_full_unstemmed Ethiopia - Two Microfinance Delivery Programs
title_sort ethiopia - two microfinance delivery programs
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/1574611/ethiopia-two-microfinance-delivery-programs
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9868
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