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SIMBA – supporting the income and basic needs of AIDS-affected households in Zimbabwe
CARE's SIMBA programme, which targets vulnerable households affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe, works with AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) to deliver microfinance services and micro-enterprise training. The ASOs help in the formation of groups that start by building up a savings fundand then make small loans from this fund to group members for business and emergency needs. The self-managed, savings-based approach has been important for clients building up assets in preparation for a time of sickness, and in supporting clients who might otherwise be excluded from a mainstream
microfinance institution.
CARE's SIMBA programme, which targets vulnerable households affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe, works with AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) to deliver microfinance services and micro-enterprise training. The ASOs help in the formation of groups that start by building up a savings fund
and then make small loans from this fund to group members for business and emergency needs. The self-managed, savings-based approach has been important for clients building up assets in preparation for a time of sickness, and in supporting clients who might otherwise be excluded from a mainstream
microfinance institution.
and then make small loans from this fund to group members for business and emergency needs. The self-managed, savings-based approach has been important for clients building up assets in preparation for a time of sickness, and in supporting clients who might otherwise be excluded from a mainstream
microfinance institution.
Savings Groups at the Frontier
Savings group outreach and membership
Johnson, Susan
Storchi, Silvia
2013
https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780447766.003 [Citations: 0]Tabs navigation
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