Feed Good Micro Finance Programme in The Rwenzori Region

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  • Members of Karangura Coffee Farmers SACCO

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

  1. To enhance capacity of SACCOs and VSLAs in leadership, Governance and systems development and Compliance.
  2. To support SACCOs and VSLAs in development of appropriate products that meet the marketing and social needs of family  farmers and their institutions.  
  3. To facilitate formation of new SACCOs where they do not exist using the KRC Micro Finance Model particularly in areas with marketing cooperatives supported by BNGAs and their local partners.
  4. To facilitate and strengthen business linkages between SACCOs and their affiliated marketing Cooperatives or farmer groups
  5. To strengthen capacities of SACCOs to mobilise and access affordable low credit whole sale credit facilities for onward lending
  6. To facilitate formation and mentorship of Youth Savings and Loan Associations (YSLAs) to incubate and accelerate agro ecological business opportunities in the value chains
  7. To strengthen the capacity of KRC to develop a sustainable agro ecological financing model  
  8. To strengthen the lobby and advocacy capacity of the Rwenzori Agribusiness hub to influence better micro finance policy reforms and regulatory frameworks.
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PROJECT COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES

The Group Approach leveraging on the SACCOs and V/YSLAs methodologies:

The SACCOs, Youth and Women Savings and Loans Associations and Village Savings and Loans Associations are core program delivery and community entry points for building socio-economic opportunities for the poor farmer households and the youth. Critical intervention areas include institutional strengthening and Organizational development hinging mainly on governance and leadership, records, financial and portfolio management systems development, products development, provision of start-ups where appropriate, business development services and compliance.

The GALS Methodology:

The Gender Action Learning Sustainable System is used in all engagements at all levels to examine, question, and change rigid gender norms and the imbalance of power between women and men and to facilitate inclusion and promote gender equity.  This starts with household visioning involving husband, wife and children in planning for their home/household.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The expected results (outcomes) are:

  1. Transition to Agro ecological Production Technologies and sustainable management of the environment
  2. Creation/re-enforcement of inclusive territorial dynamics supporting the co-construction of sustainable food systems and sustainable environmental management.
  3. Women Participation in the different levels of management of Sustainable Food Systems