National Microfinance Study of Sri Lanka: Survey of Practices and ...
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Different Types <strong>of</strong> <strong>Micr<strong>of</strong>inance</strong> Actor<br />
Issues <strong>of</strong> regulation aside, there are broadly four different types <strong>of</strong> micr<strong>of</strong>inance<br />
actor in <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>, namely: funders, practitioners, those who do both <strong>and</strong><br />
facilitators that provide services to the micr<strong>of</strong>inance sector. 9<br />
Table 3 Typology <strong>of</strong> <strong>Micr<strong>of</strong>inance</strong> Actor<br />
Actor Type<br />
1. Funding Organisations<br />
Organisations In <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong><br />
a) Granters AusAID, CIDA, DFID, HIVOS, ICCO,<br />
NORAD, SIDA, SLCDF, UNICEF, UNHCR<br />
& USAID.<br />
b) Lenders DFCC & NDTF.<br />
c) Granters-Lender ADB, JBIC, NOVIB & World Bank<br />
2. Funder-Practitioners<br />
a) Granter-Practitioners<br />
-International<br />
-<strong>National</strong><br />
CARE, DRC, FORUT, GTZ, Oxfam, SCN,<br />
UNDP, WVL & ZOA<br />
Ministry <strong>of</strong> Plan Implementation<br />
b) Lender-Practitioners CBSL, RDBs, SANASA, commercial banks<br />
3. Practitioners<br />
a) <strong>National</strong> Level<br />
Practitioners<br />
b) Regional Level<br />
Practitioners<br />
c) Local Level<br />
Practitioners<br />
4. Facilitators<br />
Samurdhi, SANASA, SEEDS<br />
Agromart, Arthachariya Foundation,<br />
Samastha <strong>Lanka</strong> Praja Sanwardena<br />
M<strong>and</strong>alaya, Sarvodaya, Sewa <strong>Lanka</strong>, South<br />
Asia Partnership.<br />
CRBs, CBOs, TCCSs, Local NGOs,<br />
GoSL, Private Companies.<br />
a) <strong>National</strong> Level Facilitators The <strong>Micr<strong>of</strong>inance</strong> Network, ICRTL.<br />
b) Local Level Facilitators <strong>Micr<strong>of</strong>inance</strong> Coordination Groups<br />
9 JBIC funds micr<strong>of</strong>inance activity directly through GoSL partnering with CBSL; IFAD <strong>and</strong> WFP<br />
no longer fund micr<strong>of</strong>inance projects; none <strong>of</strong> the embassies <strong>of</strong> presently funding micr<strong>of</strong>inance<br />
projects, although they have done so occasionally in the past; ECHO <strong>and</strong> the EU do not<br />
specifically fund micr<strong>of</strong>inance, although some <strong>of</strong> their funding may by used for income generation<br />
schemes. Commercial banks are considered separately in Part B <strong>of</strong> this study (refer to main<br />
introduction for more details). The <strong>National</strong> Development Bank funds enterprise development<br />
projects that are classed as small <strong>and</strong> medium <strong>and</strong> have been omitted from this study.<br />
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