29.12.2014 Views

Social Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programmes - weman

Social Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programmes - weman

Social Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programmes - weman

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

we can see that the disbursement <strong>of</strong> EL has grown 10 times in the last year due to Kashf’s<br />

accelerated growth.<br />

Figure 8.4<br />

Millions<br />

700<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

EL Disbursements<br />

596.19<br />

1.72 0.74 18.55 32.82<br />

60.38<br />

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />

Year<br />

The EL has been helpful to clients in relieving periodic financial stresses and enables<br />

them to pay school fees, utility bills, health related expenses or accessories for festivals<br />

such as clothing, etc. The EL equips clients to meet their personal expenses and saves<br />

them from turning to moneylenders and paying exorbitant interest rates to meet such<br />

needs. It has proven to be an asset for the programme since it ensures client loyalty and<br />

motivates the client to remain with the programme to overcome her poverty in a<br />

respectable manner.<br />

8.1.4.3 Business Sarmaya Loan (BSL)<br />

The Business Sarmaya loan is intended for the ‘missing middle’ <strong>of</strong> the market, i.e., both<br />

men and women with running businesses who demonstrate a financial need for working<br />

capital and/or fixed assets. Small entrepreneurs are provided with access to capital in<br />

addition to advisory support for their respective ongoing businesses that can include<br />

trade, production and services.<br />

The starting loan size is Rs.30-50,000 while in the second loan cycle it can be up to<br />

Rs.100,000 and is payable in monthly instalments. The individual loan product focuses<br />

on clients with higher monetary needs than those engaged in the group lending<br />

programme as well as male micro entrepreneurs. Kashf maintains that the Business<br />

Sarmaya loan acts as an inducement for existing customers involved in group lending to<br />

maintain a suitable credit history and to abide by the procedures <strong>of</strong> the programme, but it<br />

also targets new clients.<br />

The features <strong>of</strong> the Business Sarmaya Loan are the result <strong>of</strong> in-depth research. Since most<br />

respondents who were part <strong>of</strong> the research did not have access to bank accounts or<br />

significant physical collateral, conditions for access to the individual loan have taken<br />

these factors into account. Consequently eligible entrepreneurs have to possess a fixed<br />

8

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!