In response to my query re. micro-credit schemes, these responses were sent
to me - quite a few people also requested copies of them so I thought I
would send them on via the three listservers my message went out on.
Apologies for multiple copies, and note that the names of all but one of the
respondents were excised.
Thanks again - Kris Olds
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> Two possible sources for information on micro-credit in East Africa:
> 1. Uganda - Hon Grace Akello - Minister of State for Entandikwa
> (micro-credit), PO Box 4964, Kampala, Uganda. There is however
> almost nothing in print about the Ugandan system so far as I am
> aware.
>
> 2. Tanzania - Professor T L Maliyamkono, Eastern and Southern
> African Universities Research Project, PO box 35121, Dar es Salaam,
> Tanzania.
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> I received a forwarded message that you were looking for a list of micro
> credit schemes in developing countries. No definitive list exists and
> there
> is a lot of double counting as many are supported by lots of umbrella NGOs
> which each claim the scheme as their own. A figure I saw a while back is
> that there are over 54,000 schemes worldwide, that does not count
> unregistered ones!. However, a good starting point is
>
> http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/titsoc/higuchi-lab/icm/icm.html
>
> You might also try leading NGOs that support schemes such as Accion in
> Boston, WOmen in World Banking, and the homepage of the Washington
> Micro-Credit Summit held in 1997. If I can find site for latter will pass
> it
> on.
>
> You should also be aware that most micro credit lists to support micro
> enterprises or rural credit programmes. However, there are also many
> thousands of schemes for housing, urban services, burial, HIV support,
> consumption.
>
>
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> The World Bank has a series of publications, published in 1997 though they
> might have been updated now, entitled 'sustainable banking with the poor'.
> This breaks down into five (possibly more) glossy papers concerning 'An
> inventory of microfinance institutions in.... 1)East Asia and the Pacific,
> 2) south asia, 3) east, central and south africa 4) western and west
> central
> africa, and 5) latin america and the caribbean. Each is in the same
> format,
> with some analysis of development trends followed by an annex which
> contains
> details of projects by country, project title, and contact phone and fax
> numbers. The technical manager for the project is Carlos Cuevas, and if I
> remeber rightly, he put out a message on a discussion list I was on at the
> time (can't remember which!) asking if members would like to receive
> copies
> - you can (could at the time?) contact him via [log in to unmask], or
> through the world bank website at http://www.worldbank.org/. Anyway,
> looks
> like this could be what you're looking for.
>
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> I don't think you will find a published list including addresses - the
> most comprehensive listings (but no list is comprehensive because it
> depends on how you define Microcredit) that exist are the
>
> Worldwide Inventory of Microfinance Institutions produced by the
> Sustainable Banking with the Poor porject of the world bank. Email:
> [log in to unmask] Or check out their website via the CGAP website.
>
> Alternatively the MicroCredit Summit must have long long lists ! Their
> website is www.microcredit.org (I think)
>
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> In response to your note, I thought you
> might find useful material on the Internet site of the
> MicroFinance Network and the World Bank WWW:
> http://www.bellanet.org/partners/mfn
> http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm
> http://www.worldbank.org/htm1/extpb/abshtm1/14306.htm
>
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> We have a real expert (World Bank etc etc) on microcredit schemes in
> developing countries here at Reading in the Economics dept- Prof,.
> Paul Mosley. Might be worth e-mailing [log in to unmask]
>
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> i can't respnd to your question but have just come across
>
> karmakar k 1999 rural credit and self-help groups: micro finance needs and
> concepts in india sage
>
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> Do have a look at:
>
> The Virtual Library on Microcredit (VLM)
> http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm/
>
> Hari srinivas
> Coordinator, VLM
>
> [log in to unmask]
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> Hari Srinivas, Ph.D.
> Environment and Sustainable Development
> United Nations University
> 5-53-70, Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo - 150-8925
> Tel: +(81-3) 5467-1250 Fax: +(81-3) 3406-7347
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>
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Department of Geography
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