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DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE NGO Mennonite Economic Development Associates - "MEDA Tajikistan" Contact: Mr. Bradly Beeler Project Field Manager, Tajikistan MEDA Tel: (992-3422)-6-28-82 Fax: E-mail: bradleybeeler@sbcglobal.net, bbeeler@meda.org Website: www.meda.org Organization Profile MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) is an association of compassionate business women and men who invest in the lives of families living in poverty around the world. Through MEDA, faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world. Most of the world's poor are working hard, but barely getting by. Our bottom line is to help men and women sustain their families without emergency or ongoing support from us. We build our programs to increase personal dignity and self-sufficiency. Through training, loans and mentorship, entrepreneurs both in North America and around the world can earn a livelihood, provide for their families and enrich their communities. Whether we work with local or national governments, foundations, or businesses, we believe that healthy partnerships provide infrastructure and long-term solutions. Organizations like the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) support MEDA through fund-matching programs. Past and Current Programmes MEDA’s CIDA-funded Pro-Poor Agricultural Development project entered its third year in March 2006. Strong progress continues to be made towards achievement of project objectives during this reporting period. Under the Agricultural Component, implementation of the pilot agricultural extension model was initiated and is well underway. The first group of ABCs (11 people) had successfully passed the exams and are working on the basis of short term contracts with MEDA. The second group of agricultural business consultants (ABCs) consists of 43 people, 12 women and 31 men. The project currently has 2,133 farm clients in 142 farmers groups. The project will assist ABCs to adopt new production and farm management practices and so turn these into role model farmers. ABCS incomes, over time, will be derived from a combination of improved farm productivity and profitability, fees charged to local farmer clients for services, and earnings derived from sub-contracting their services to third parties (eg: donors, NGOs, government, private sector). In addition to this development, the Agricultural Component also established a number of additional production and technology demonstration schemes. These focus on improved agricultural production and micro-processing: greenhouses, introduction of new fruit and vegetable varieties, improved drying methods, biological fertilizers, a ram pump demonstration and another irrigation demonstration site. These demonstrations are regularly used for seminars and field days. The Credit Component of the project is progressing well and continues to comfortably exceed its lending and loan portfolio performance targets. The active portfolio increased by US$ 259,047 (23.5%) during the last quarter (April-June) and by its end was valued at US$ 1,360,840 disbursed to 2,499 clients. Of these, 2,394 clients were members of 651 groups and 105 people had received individual loans. Some 23% of the clients were women. The repayment rate of disbursed loans was 100%. Some of the loan products were changed to provide more favourable conditions to the clients. The maximum amount for individual loans was raised from US$ 7,000 to US$ 10,000. The group storage loan was increased from US$ 570 to US$ 700 and loan period was extended from two to nine months. The individual storage loan increased from US$ 1,500 to US$ 3,000 with an extended loan period of 24 months. Currently 71% of the loans are being used for growing fruits and vegetables, and 23% for processing. This adds up to 94% of the portfolio being used for fruit and vegetable growing and processing. The remaining 6% are used for commerce (supply of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and others), livestock breeding, and agricultural services. ABW/IMON has now completed its business plan to become a Micro-Deposit Organization and a MEDA representative continues to serve as a member of its Board of Trustee. MEDA also assisted ABW/IMON to secure new debt financing from USA-based Micro-Credit Enterprises and this has increased the Farms to Markets micro-loan fund under ABW/IMON’s management. Positive changes in SME loan fund management resulted in 62 received applications, out of which 7 have been approved for the amount of $ USD184.000, 5 applications for the amount of USD $ 53.000 got recommendations of credit committee and are in the process documents revision. Twelve applications are in the process of completion and submission to the credit committee. Matching Grant for SME. The objectives of the grant are to establish model enterprises, which coincides to all International requirements and standards. During the first half of 2007 the SME Department has been actively evaluating applicants for the Processors Matching Grant program. A total of five business plans were prepared for applicants for freezing fruits and vegetables; production of candied fruit; tetrapak juice packaging; and the production and processing of dried apricots. Along with business plans four financial plans and feasibility studies were completed as well as the preparation of a Marketing Study for the sale of juice products domestically and for export and market research on markets in Russia for dried fruit products. Two enterprises were selected for the grants. The highlights in project management were the establishment of constructive partnerships and close cooperation with several national and international agencies, meetings with CIDA representatives from Ottawa and Almaty to present project developments and discuss future strategies, contributions to CIDA on formulation of its Country Strategy for Tajikistan particularly in regard to local Private Sector Development (PSD) needs in support of poverty reduction, and two business exchange visits for delegations Tajik farmers, processors, consultants and MEDA staff to Turkey organized by the Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TICA). Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database © State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the RT 80
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE A study tour for 10 Tajik processors and AESO representatives to Canada were organized. Purpose of the trip was to give delegates a chance to gain experience in international standards, to visit related enterprises, to better understand how to organize and manage supply chains and to gain insight into competitive practices for application in their own companies. In cross-cutting thematic areas, the project launched a small matching grant scheme to support the establishment of women’s food production and small processing enterprise activities. To support the environmental aspects, several demonstrations on organic fertilizers and biological plant protection have been arranged and seminars provided farmers with information about resource saving and environmentally friendly farming. The M&E team steps into the process of final evaluation of project results. Future Programming Direction The focus of the next period will be continued implementation of the pilot model extension service, disbursement of the SME loan portfolio, disbursement of the PMGF funds, development of the technical assistance program for SMEs. Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database © State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the RT 81
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