MISFA Ltd (Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan) is the apex microfinance promoting agency in Afghanistan. MISFA was set up in 2003 with a mission to provide financial services to rural and urban households through retail microfinance service providers. As of March 2008, the total outstanding portfolio of 15 MISFA partners has reached $107 million, reaching over 436,777 households; 40 percent of whom are in rural areas. MISFA also operates on SME window which provides technical assistance and on-lends funds to five commercial bank partners to promote small and medium enterprises lending in Afghanistan.Country: Afghanistan
Project: Savings Mobilization Feasibility and Assessment Study.
(PPP was hired by Ximena Arteaga who was the person that signs the contract with MISFA)
Project Period: June –August 2009
Service offered: Savings Services at MFIs in Afghanistan Capacity Evaluation, Transformation, and Innovative ways to provide the service. Market assessment to estimate the demand for savings services.
Additional services offered: PPP made the following tasks: Propose pricing for savings product and present a possible cost structure using the PPP Costing Model, Conduct an environmental scanning to verify available infrastructure, Create a process flowchart for savings, Design the discussion guide for the Focus Group, Coordinate and supervise the four focus groups with three MFI’s for the demand study.
Supporter: Microfinance Investment & Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA)
