Microfinance

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Indicator and Description Unit of Measure Category Comments
Type of Product or Service* [M1]

Types of product or service.

Selection Microfinance 3 comments
Primary Product or Service [M2]

Describe product or service (such as education loans, checking accounts, credit life insurance, etc.).

Fill in (Product
or Service)
Microfinance 1 comment
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Type* [M3]

Select the types of financial services delivery methodologies used:

Individual Lending
Solidarity Group Lending
Village Banking
Self Help Group Banking
Other

Selection Microfinance No comments
 
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Individual Lending [M3.1]

Percentage of services provided through an individual lending.

Percentage Microfinance 1 comment
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Solidarity Group Lending [M3.2]

Percentage of services provided through  solidarity group lending.

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Village Banking [M3.3]

Percentage of services provided through village banking.

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Self Help Group Banking [M3.4]

Percentage of services provided through self help group banking.

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Financial Services Delivery Methodology: Other [M3.5]

Percentage of services provided through other banking methodologies.

Percentage Microfinance No comments
 
Loan Size per Delivery Methodology: Individual Lending [M4.1]

Average size of loan dispersed to end user through individual lending practices.

USD Microfinance 1 comment
Loan Size per Delivery Methodology: Solidarity Group Lending [M4.2]

Average size of loan dispersed to end users through Solidarity Group Lending practices.

USD Microfinance No comments
Loan Size per Delivery Methodology: Village Banking [M4.3]

Average size of loan dispersed to end users through village banking practices.

USD Microfinance No comments
Loan Size per Delivery Methodology: Self Help Group Banking [M4.4]

Average size of loan dispersed to end users through Self Help Group Banking practices.

USD Microfinance No comments
Loan Size per Delivery Methodology: Other [M4.5]

Average size of loan dispersed to end user through Other practices

USD Microfinance No comments
Non-financial Services* [M5]

Which types of non-financial services do your institution offer to its clients (select all that apply):

Enterprise Services
Adult Education
Health Services
Women Empowerment

Yes/No Microfinance 1 comment
Enterprise Services* [M5.1]

Select the types of enterprise services provided:

Enterprise Skills Development
Business Development Service
Other

Selection Microfinance No comments
Adult Education Services* [M5.2]

Select the types of adult education services provided:

Financial Literacy
Basic Health / Nutrition Education
Other

Selection Microfinance No comments
Health Services* [M5.3]

Select the types of health services provided:

Basic Medical Services
Special Medical Services for Women and Children
Other

Selection Microfinance No comments
Women Empowerment Services* [M5.4]

Select the types of women empowerment services provided

Selection Microfinance No comments
Non-financial Services: Delivery Method [M6]

Does your institution offer any non-financial services that it provides directly or through negotiated partnerships / agreements with third-party providers?

Directly or Contracts Microfinance 1 comment
Staff Training: Social Performance Management* [M7]

Did any of your staff participate in training or orientation sessions related to any aspect of social performance management, during the reporting period?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Training: Staff Involved* [M7.1]

Which staff have received some kind of training on social performance management during the reporting period?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Training: Areas of Training* [M7.2]

In which areas related to social performance does your institution offer staff training?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Performance Appraisals: Social Performance Management* [M8]

Does your institution conduct performance appraisals of staff in relation to social performance management?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Performance Appraisal: Areas* [M8.1]

For organizations that conduct performance appraisals in relation to social performance management, which areas does your institution appraise?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Performance Appraisals: Incentives* [M8.2]

Does your institution have in place a staff incentives scheme related to social performance goals?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Performance Appraisals: Incentive Areas* [M8.3]

For organizations that incent staff through social performance goals, which areas does your institution reward?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Performance Appraisals: Staff Incentivized* [M8.4]

Which staff members qualify for these incentives?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Market Research on Clients* [M9]

Does your institution usemarket research to identify the needs of clients and potential clients?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Market Research on Clients: Research Process* [M9.1]

For organizations that conduct market rsearch to identify client needs, how does your institution identify those needs?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Market Research on Clients: Research Frequency* [M9.2]

How often does your institution conduct or commission market research on clients ?

Selection Microfinance No comments
 
Clients [M10]

Total number of clients, or individuals, served (including those who have not yet borrowed or are in between loans).

Number: Clients Microfinance 2 comments
Clients: Female [M10.1]

Total number of female clients served (including those who have not yet borrowed or are in between loans).

Number: Female clients Microfinance No comments
Clients: Active Clients [M10.2.0]

Total number of active clients.

Number: Active Clients Microfinance 1 comment
Clients: Active Borrowers [M10.2.1]

Total number of active borrowers.

Number: Active Borrowers Microfinance No comments
Clients: Active Voluntary Savers [M10.2.2]

Total number of active voluntary savers.

Number: Active Voluntary Savers Microfinance No comments
Clients: New Clients [M10.3]

Total number of new clients over the reporting period.

Number: Clients Microfinance No comments
Drop out rate [M11]

Percentage of clients that are no longer receiving services from the organization

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Exit Surveys* [M12]

How often does your institution conduct or commission exit surveys or receive informal feedback from exiting clients?

Regularly
Annually
Semi-annually
Bi-annually
Occasionally from time-to-time
Never
Planning to Start

Selection Microfinance No comments
 
Percentage Female Clients [M13]

Percentage of active clients that are women.

Percentage Microfinance 1 comment
Loan Insurance [M14]

Percentage of active clients with loan insurance.

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Client Protection Policy [M15]

Do you have a formal policy for client protection with mechanisms to ensure compliance?

Yes/No Microfinance No comments
Over-indebtedness* [M16]

Select the methods by which your institution seeks to avoid client over-indebtedness

Selection Microfinance No comments
Transparent Communications* [M17]

How does your institution ensure transparent communication with clients about prices, terms and conditions of financial products?

Selection Microfinance No comments
Collections Practices* [M18]

How doe syour institution ensure that appropriate collections practices are followed

Selection Microfinance No comments
Complaint Resolution* [M19]

Does your institution have policies and procedures in place for complaint resolution and client problem solving

Selection Microfinance No comments
Staff Ethical Codes of Conduct* [M20]

How does your institution ensure staff ethical codes of conduct are consistently followed

Selection Microfinance No comments
Client Privacy Safeguards* [M21]

How does the institution safeguard privacy of clients’ data

Selection Microfinance No comments
Client Feedback [M22]

Do you have mechanisms for client feedback and / or to assess client satisfaction?

Yes/No Microfinance No comments
Interest Rate: Method* [M23]

How does your institution state the interest rate?

Declining balance method
Flat interest method

Selection Microfinance 2 comments
Effective Interest Rate [M23.1]

Rate that a client actually pays on the loan received.

Percentage Microfinance 3 comments
 
Active Borrowers per Credit Officer [M24]

Calculation: Number of Active Borrowers / Number of Loan Officers

Percentage Microfinance 1 comment
Total Value of Loans [M25]

Total value of financial portfolio products, including loans and investments in investees.

USD Microfinance 1 comment
Deposits to Loans [M26]

Ratio of voluntary deposits to gross loan portfolio.

Ratio: Deposits : Loans Microfinance 1 comment
Value Voluntary Deposits [M27]

Total value of voluntary deposit and time deposit accounts

USD Microfinance No comments
Operating Efficiency [M28]

Ratio of operating expense to loan portfolio.

Ratio: Operating Expense :
Loan Portfolio
Microfinance 2 comments
Personnel Efficiency [M29]

Ratio of personnel expense to loan portfolio.

Ratio: Personnel Expense :
Loan Portfolio
Microfinance 1 comment
Portfolio at Risk (30 days) [M30]

Calculation: Outstanding balance, portfolio overdue > 30 Days + renegotiated portfolio / Adjusted Gross Loan Portfolio.

Percentage Microfinance 2 comments
Portfolio at Risk (90 days) [M31]

Calculation: Outstanding balance, portfolio overdue > 90 Days + renegotiated portfolio / Adjusted Gross Loan Portfolio

Percentage Microfinance No comments
Write-offs [M32]

Total value of loans written off.

USD Microfinance 1 comment
Jobs: Self-employed Individuals in Financed Enterprise [M33]

People self-employed (including family members) in financed enterprise.

Number: Individuals Microfinance No comments
Jobs: Hired Employees in Financed Enterprise [M34]

Hired workers (non-household) in financed enterprise.

Number: Individuals Microfinance No comments
Business Training: Clients [M35]

Number of clients that have been trained in basic business skills through training programs.

Number: Clients Microfinance No comments