Institution Type | Non-Governmental Organization |
Is this institution regulated? | Yes |
Website address | N/A |
Year established | 1996 |
Head of Institution | Nana Opare-Dzan |
Regions active | |
# Branches | 4 |
Total Portfolio (nat'l) | GHS 1,539,492 |
Total Portfolio (USD) | USD 781,468.02 |
Active clients with loans | 8,017 |
Approximate % female clients | 80% - 100% |
Approximate % urban clients | 80% - 100% |
Network affiliations | GHAMFIN, GAPVOD, ASSFIN, EMPRETEC Business Forum |
Funders | MiDA, International Alliance for Women, Social Investment Fund (SIF), KIVA, EB-ACCION, RHEMA |
Product Name | Loan Size Range | Loan Term (months) | % Female | % Urban | Loan Purpose | Eligibility | Other Services | |||||||
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Agape Loan | GHS 100 - 250 | 6 | 80% - 100% | 0% - 20% | Business | Women, Men | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Extra Mile Loan | GHS 1,200 - 1,200 | 6 | 80% - 100% | 0% - 20% | Business | Women, Men, Have business, Salaried worker, some have businesses, others are salary workers like teachers and nurses | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Green Energy Microfinance(GEM) Loan | GHS 450 - 500 | 6 | 80% - 100% | 0% - 20% | Business, Housing, Other, Health clinic, corn milling business | Women, Men | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training | |||||||
Higher Heights Loan | GHS 1,000 - 2,052 | 4 - 12 | 80% - 100% | 80% - 100% | Business, Farmers | Men | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training, Training on access to green energy in their agro-processsing activities | |||||||
Sika Rose Loan | GHS 150 - 500 | 6 | 80% - 100% | 80% - 100% | Business, Agricultural produce marketing | Women, Have business | Credit Educ, Group Mtgs, Tech Asst Visits, Business Training |
Product Name | Annual Nominal Interest | Fees | Insurance | Taxes | Compulsory Deposit | APR (int+fee) | Full APR | Transparency Index | ||||||||
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Agape Loan | 20.00% annual, Flat | 0 Fees | 0 Ins | None | 10.00% upfront | 61% - 64.7% | 71.5% - 76.6% | 27 | ||||||||
Extra Mile Loan | 40.00% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 0 Ins | None | 10.00% upfront | 64.7% | 76.8% | 52 | ||||||||
Green Energy Microfinance(GEM) Loan | 40.00% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 0 Ins | None | 100.00 upfront | 61% - 67.1% | 86.8% - 96.3% | 42 | ||||||||
Higher Heights Loan | 30.00% annual, Decl Bal | 1 Fee | 0 Ins | None | N/A | 26% | 26% | 100 | ||||||||
Sika Rose Loan | 40.00% annual, Flat | 1 Fee | 0 Ins | None | 10.00% upfront | 46.8% - 59.5% | 53% - 67.1% | 64 |
Outstanding portfolio (KES) | KES 17,553,993 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 212,004.75 |
Active Clients with Loans | 339 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 40% - 60% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 40% - 60% |
Individual | |
Solidarity group | x |
Village banking | |
Self help group | |
Other |
Any purpose | |
Income generation | x |
Mortgage/housing | |
Consumer loan | |
Agriculture | |
Education | |
Other household finance | |
Other | |
Other (2) |
Credit education | x |
Group meetings | x |
Credit insurance | x |
Workplace visits | |
Business training | x |
Other training | x |
Other | |
Other (2) | |
No other services |
Men | x |
Women | x |
Must run a business | x |
Must own a home or land | |
Must be a salaried worker | |
Must be specific age group | |
Other | |
Other (2) |
# Regions for this institution | 4 |
# Regions for this product | 4 |
Regions Active | Central, Eastern, Nairobi, Rift Valley |
Currency | KES |
Minimum loan size | KES 50,000 |
Maximum loan size | 200,000 |
Loans less than KES 50,000 | 60% |
KES 50,000-150,000 | 40% |
KES 150,000-250,000 | 0 |
KES 250,000-350,000 | 0 |
KES 350,000-450,000 | 0 |
Greater than KES 450,000 | 0 |
Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
Longest loan term | 18.0 months |
Approx average | 12.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 20% |
Between 7 and 9 months | 40% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 40% |
Between 13 and 18 months | 0 |
Longer than 18 months | 0 |
Grace period usage | 30% |
Average grace period | 0.3 months |
Daily | |
Weekly | x |
Every 2 weeks | |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | x |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 22.00% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 22.00% |
Interest rate period | Yearly |
Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
Subsidized by funder request? | No |
Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
Fee 1 | |
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Description | Application Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 2.00% |
% of loan amount - max | 2.00% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | N/A |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Insurance Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 2.50% |
% of loan amount - max | 2.50% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | N/A |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Required for | All |
Criteria | N/A |
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | Yes |
Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
% loan amount deposited | 15.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
% loan amount deposited | 0 |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | KES 200 |
Conditions on access to deposit | Final Pmt |
Minimum interest rate paid | 0.33% |
Maximum interest rate paid | 0.50% |
Interest payment frequency | Annually |
Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
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Loan Amount | KES 50,000 | KES 100,000 | KES 200,000 | ||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | ||
Disbursement Date | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-19 | 2013-06-27 | ||
Loan Term (Months) | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 18.0 months | ||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.5 months | 0.5 months | 0.4 months | ||
Total Cost of Credit | KES 13,250 | KES 26,500 | KES 75,000 | ||
True Price by Comp | |||||
Interest price component | 38.8% | 38.8% | 39.0% | ||
Fee Component | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.0% | ||
Insurance Component | 5.2% | 5.2% | 3.7% | ||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
Deposit Component | 29.1% | 22.1% | 18.3% | ||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 77.2% | 70.2% | 64.0% | ||
Transparency Index | 29 | 31 | 34 | ||
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