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 12,198,631,776 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 147,326,470.70 |
Active Clients with Loans | 219,089 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 0% - 20% |
Individual | |
Solidarity group | x |
Village banking | |
Self help group | |
Other | Membership between 15-35 individuals |
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 | |
Workplace visits | x |
Business training | x |
Other training | x |
Other | Health education |
Other (2) | Women empowerment |
No other services |
Men | |
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 | 8 |
# Regions for this product | 8 |
Regions Active | Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western |
Currency | KES |
Minimum loan size | KES 10,000 |
Maximum loan size | 45,000,000 |
Loans less than KES 50,000 | 10% |
KES 50,000-150,000 | 40% |
KES 150,000-250,000 | 20% |
KES 250,000-350,000 | 15% |
KES 350,000-450,000 | 5% |
Greater than KES 450,000 | 5% |
Shortest loan term | 6.0 months |
Longest loan term | 60.0 months |
Approx average | 12.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 5% |
Between 7 and 9 months | 10% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 20% |
Between 13 and 18 months | 50% |
Longer than 18 months | 15% |
Grace period usage | 0 |
Average grace period | 0 |
Daily | |
Weekly | |
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 | 1.67% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 1.80% |
Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loan Size |
Interest rate period | Monthly |
Interest Rate Calculation Method | Flat |
Subsidized by funder request? | No |
Is rate fixed for entire loan term | Yes |
Fee 1 | Fee 2 | ||
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Description | Loan Processing Fee | Chattels Fee | |
% of loan amount - min | 1.00% | 0 | |
% of loan amount - max | 1.50% | 0 | |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
Fixed amount - max | 0 | 1,500 | |
Reason for variation | Loans below 100,000 KES = 1.5% with 250 KES minimum. Loans 100,000 KES and above = 1% | Charged only on loans KES 100,000 and above. | |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Risk Management Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 1.25% |
% of loan amount - max | 1.25% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | N/A |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Required for | All |
Criteria | Individual loans = 10% upfront & 1% ongoing. Group Loans < KES 100,000 = 10% upfront & > KES 100,000 = 20% upfront. Loans > KES 45,000 = KES 400 ongoing, < KES 45,000 loans = KES 50 ongoing. |
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | No |
Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | No |
% loan amount deposited | 10.00% - 20.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | 0 |
% loan amount deposited | 0 - 1.00% |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | KES 50 - 0 |
Conditions on access to deposit | When Leaving |
Minimum interest rate paid | 2.00% |
Maximum interest rate paid | 6.00% |
Interest payment frequency | End Term |
Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | Sample 5 | Sample 6 | ||||||
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Loan Amount | KES 10,000 | KES 20,000 | KES 45,000 | KES 100,000 | KES 300,000 | KES 500,000 | |||||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||||
Disbursement Date | 2013-03-15 | 2013-06-20 | 2013-06-14 | 2013-03-21 | 2013-04-16 | 2013-04-25 | |||||
Loan Term (Months) | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | |||||
Grace Period (Months) | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | 0.0 months | |||||
Total Cost of Credit | KES 2,587.08 | KES 4,950.04 | KES 11,191.74 | KES 23,862.81 | KES 68,396.30 | KES 112,993.86 | |||||
True Price by Comp | |||||||||||
Interest price component | 37.8% | 37.8% | 38.0% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | |||||
Fee Component | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||||
Insurance Component | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |||||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
Deposit Component | 11.5% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 20.2% | 8.2% | |||||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 56.8% | 52.9% | 52.4% | 50.7% | 60.2% | 47.8% | |||||
Transparency Index | 32 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 33 | 42 | |||||
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