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 (UGX) | UGX 964,651,944 |
Portfolio (USD) | USD 385,861 |
Active Clients with Loans | 104 |
Approximate % Female Clients | 60% - 80% |
Approximate % Urban Clients | 20% - 40% |
Individual | x |
Solidarity group | |
Village banking | |
Self help group | |
Other |
Any purpose | x |
Income generation | |
Mortgage/housing | |
Consumer loan | |
Agriculture | |
Education | |
Other household finance | |
Other | |
Other (2) |
Credit education | x |
Group meetings | |
Credit insurance | x |
Workplace visits | |
Business training | |
Other training | |
Other | |
Other (2) | |
No other services |
Men | x |
Women | x |
Must run a business | |
Must own a home or land | |
Must be a salaried worker | |
Must be specific age group | x |
Other | Age 18 and above. Regular source of income, |
Other (2) | Collateral must be titled land / comprehensively insured motor vehicle |
# Regions for this institution | 4 |
# Regions for this product | 4 |
Regions Active | Central, Eastern, Northern, Western |
Currency | UGX |
Minimum loan size | UGX 500,000 |
Maximum loan size | 70,000,000 |
Loans less than UGX 1,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 1,000,000-5,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 5,000,000-7,500,000 | 10% |
UGX 7,500,000-10,000,000 | 10% |
UGX 10,000,000-13,000,000 | 10% |
Greater than UGX 13,000,000 | 10% |
Shortest loan term | 3.0 months |
Longest loan term | 24.0 months |
Approx average | 12.0 months |
Loans 3 months or less | 0 |
Between 4 and 6 months | 0 |
Between 7 and 9 months | 5% |
Between 10 and 12 months | 30% |
Between 13 and 18 months | 5% |
Longer than 18 months | 60% |
Grace period usage | 0 |
Average grace period | 0 |
Daily | |
Weekly | |
Every 2 weeks | |
Every 4 weeks | |
Monthly | x |
Every 2 months | |
Quarterly | x |
Every 6 months | |
Every 12 months | |
Single end payment | |
Irregular payments |
Lowest quoted nominal interest | 25.00% |
Highest quoted nominal interest | 30.00% |
Reason(s) why interest rate varies | Loans <5M pay 30% pa flat. Loans between 5M -15M pay 28% flat. Loans >15M pay 30% pa declining. |
Interest rate period | Yearly |
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 Commission | Loan Processing Fee | |
% of loan amount - min | 2.00% | 2.00% | |
% of loan amount - max | 2.00% | 2.00% | |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 | 0 | |
Fixed amount - max | 0 | 0 | |
Reason for variation | n/a | n/a | |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No | No |
Fee 1 | |
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Description | Monitoring Fee |
% of loan amount - min | 0.20% |
% of loan amount - max | 0 |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 5,000 |
Reason for variation | Capped at 5000 UGX |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | Yes |
Ins 1 | |
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Description | Loan Insurance |
% of loan amount - min | 1.00% |
% of loan amount - max | 1.50% |
OR, Fixed amount - min | 0 |
Fixed amount - max | 0 |
Reason for variation | 1% < 1 year. 1.5% for loans> 1 year |
Appears on Repayment Sched? | No |
Required for | Never |
Criteria | N/A |
Is deposit indicated on the repayment schedule? | N/A |
Do borrowers control deposit in their group? | N/A |
% loan amount deposited | N/A |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
% loan amount deposited | N/A |
or, Fixed-amount deposited | N/A |
Conditions on access to deposit | N/A |
Minimum interest rate paid | N/A |
Maximum interest rate paid | N/A |
Interest payment frequency | N/A |
Are taxes charged on this product? | No |
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 | ||||
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Loan Amount | UGX 1,000,000 | UGX 3,000,000 | UGX 4,000,000 | UGX 6,000,000 | |||
Loan Cycle (1, 2, 3, etc) | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | |||
Disbursement Date | 2012-03-23 | 2012-07-04 | 2012-06-14 | 2012-08-31 | |||
Loan Term (Months) | 11.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | 12.0 months | |||
Grace Period (Months) | 1.3 months | 1.0 month | 1.0 month | 1.1 months | |||
Total Cost of Credit | UGX 320,000 | UGX 1,110,000 | UGX 1,460,000 | UGX 1,860,000 | |||
True Price by Comp | |||||||
Interest price component | 47.1% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 42.2% | |||
Fee Component | 12.4% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 9.6% | |||
Insurance Component | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | |||
Tax Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Deposit Component | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Full APR (int fee ins tax dep) | 61.8% | 63.6% | 62.9% | 53.9% | |||
Transparency Index | 40 | 39 | 40 | 46 | |||
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