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AMFIU Annual Microfinance Conference Presentations |
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AMFIU Annual Microfinance Conference |
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AMFIU Annual Microfinance Conference & AGM
6th and 8th May 2010- Imperial Botanical .Hotel, Entebbe , Uganda
Theme
“Building Sustainable Microfinance
Institutions in a Competitive Environment”
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Draft Program of the AMFIU Annual Microfinance Conference (AAMC)
6th – 7th May 2010
Theme: Building Sustainable Microfinance Institutions in a Competitive Environment
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After every 2 months, AMFIU sends out an electronic newsletter (The e-Bulletin) to members and partners. The aim is to keep them updated on the network activities and any new developments in the industry. Below are the latest issues.
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Informal Information Exchange |
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Outreach of Microfinance from urban and semi-urban to rural and remote areas of Uganda is the most contentious issue of industry. At the first IIE of 2007, two very different presentations were given, yet they tackle the same theme: Outreach of Microfinance. The first presentation took the avenue of technology. SEVAK solutions is a company with the mission to apply the opportunities of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Microfinance consumers. |
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The Capacity Building SEEP/AMFIU Grant
In a continued effort to develop and expand a professional human resource base in the microfinance industry, AMFIU in partnership with the SEEP Network secured a grant to sponsor microfinance senior and middle level managers (AMFIU members only) on a cost-sharing Scholarship basis for a diploma in microfinance. |
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The Local Rating service for the Microfinance industry in Uganda |
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The Rating service in Uganda is a new concept that is slowly spreading within the microfinance industry. The spread of the microfinance services in Uganda has correspondingly brought about various challenges to the microfinance sector; the challenges faced by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) tend to differ from institution to institution. |
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The 2006 Citigroup Micro-entrepreneurship Awards Program |
The 2006 Microentrepreneurship Awards program, which Citigroup has implemented in partnership with Association of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU) and ACCION, has been a resounding success. More than 70 microentrepreneurs applied to the program through over 40 MFIs and SACCOs, and 11 microentrepreneurs will be taking home awards.
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As you may know, a group of stakeholders, including SUFFICE, FSDU, AMFIU, MSC Ltd, GTZ/Sida and Rural SPEED have created a local rating fund to make ratings available to smaller MFIs, including SACCOs, in Uganda. The local rating fund subsidizes up to 85% of the cost of the ratings. |
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Economic indicators for 2006 |
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Check out the economic indicators for 2006 below: |
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AMFIU's 10 year celebration |
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Over 150 guests celebrate AMFIU's 10th anniversary in Jinja. The day was May 3rd 2006. The place was Jinja Nile Resort Hotel. Attendance was a cross-section of over 150 important people. Excitement filled the place. Each year since 1996 AMFIU has been gathering for annual workshop and Annual General Meeting (the author is one of the privileged few who have attended all the annual functions of AMFIU). This year, It was a time to reflect on the birth and growth of a microfinance industry with so many achievements just in ten years! |
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