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Resource Group Meeting
Progress of Microfinance Community of Practice
Solution Exchange
2 Nov., 2010
New Delhi
• Community Launched in October 2006 ( Completed Four
years)
• Co-facilitated by UNDP and ILO
• Membership 3120 - (Variety of Institutions, Geographical
areas, Different level of Microfinance Practitioners)
• Covers most of the States and UTs of India
Community – At a Glance
ORGANISATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF MEMEBERS
Total Members
3120
Companies/BanksIndependent Consultants
724 (23.20 %)
Associations and Others
286 (9.17 %)
UN Organizations/Multilateral
or Bilateral Organizations
199 (6.38 %)
NGOs-MFIs/CBOs
1099 (35.22 %)
Foundations/Research and Academic
Organizations/Policy institutions
434 (13.91 %)
Government/Public Sector
Organizations, Programme or Project
378 (12.12 %)
REGION-WISE CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS
Total Members
3120
North and CentralRegion
647 (20.74)
Delhi
530 (16.99)
Eastern Region (Including North East)
(431+ 68)
499 (15.99 %)
Western Region
436 (13.97%) Southern Region
841 (26.96%)
Outside India
167 (5.35)
Changing Scenario of MF Community
Focus in First Phase: Focus on Knowledge capturing knowledge creation knowledge storage knowledge Sharing/dissemination
Focus in Second Phase: First Phase Activities + Producing higher end products/ synthesizing knowledge Facilitating use of knowledge products Integrating knowledge across communities influencing changes identifying the changes/ Results Monitoring outputs and capturing results/Outcomes
Results emerging at three levels –
•Individual level – Knowledge/information base, knowledge networks
•Organizational level- Project Designs, Tools, Systems, Information Base
•External Environment level – Policy /Programmes /networking/integration/Awareness
MF CoP - SECOND PHASE OF THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TRAJECTORY Completed 4 years of its functioning
Progress and New InitiativesContinued Primary Activities
•Internet Based Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing Services: Query, E- Consultation, E-Discussion – Conducted 88 discussions
•Regular Information Services: Monthly Updates - 44 Monthly Updates
Enhanced Portfolio of Activities
•Knowledge to Practice – Services: Action Groups on innovative themes•Completed two Action Groups; Four Action Group – Ongoing, Three New Groups
•Face to Face Discussions : Annual Forum, Thematic Discussions/Workshops- NRLM, Cooperatives and MF, Round Table on SOS
•Publication & Information Services: Consolidated Replies (Hard Copies), Synthesis Document, Ready Reckoner
•Networking Services: Linking Practitioners/ organizations – Functioned as Outreach Partner
ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKENQuery / E- Discussions - Completed 88 query / e-discussions
• Technologies and Tools:
IFAD – MPA tool, Client Identification
• MF Products/Services
‘Health Mutuals’, Savings, Micro-Insurance, Mobile Phone Banking, Remittance, Housing, Micro Leasing, Livestock Insurance, MF for Skills Development
• Area Specific:
Disaster affected, Mountain and Remote, NE , MF Urban Areas, MF for Migrant workers, MF in Jammu and Kashmir, MF for PwDs
• Organizational/ Structural issues : National Federation of SHGs
• MF Environment : State of the Sector Report 2010
• Sub Sector Specific: MF for Diary, Financing Agriculture Value Chains, Financing Micro Enterprises and SMEs
• Policy or Programme Guidelines: RBI Guidelines-Mobile phone banking, MF Development and Regulation Act, NRLM, MF in Urban Areas-Identification issues, Cooperative Acts and MF
Action GroupsOngoing Action Groups:
1. Micro Health Insurance/Health Mutuals – Mr. K Shailabh, Uplift India Association
2. Micro leasing – Mr. Harish Chotani, Independent Resource Person-MF and Livelihood Promotion
3. Housing for MF- Mr. Milroy Paul, Habitat for Humanity
4. Cooperatives and Financial Inclusion/ MF- Prof. K Elumalai, School of law, IGNOU
New Action Groups:
1. MF for Water and Sanitation in Urban Area- Mr. Pon Aananth, Water.org
2. Micro Pension - Dr. Kavim V Bhatnagar, Invest India Economic Foundation
3. Empowering Microfinance through Women owned and Managed Organizations (proposed) – Ms. Smita Premchander, SAMPARK and Mr. Jaipal Singh, CMF
Annual Forum Framework
Annual Forum Events
Thematic Workshop- Client Focused
Financial inclusion
Action Group Presentations
Roundtable on State of the Sector
Report 2010
‘Knowledge Mela’
Theme Based
Interface With Members
Field Visit Rural/ UrbanRelease of
Ready Reckoner on Micro Finance
New Themes for Discussion
•Money Lending Act
•Credit Information Bureau
•Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centers,
•Micro Pensions
•Transparency and Pricing of MF Products
•Micro Savings
•Policy/Regulatory Issues related to Microfinance
Future Agenda • MF Community completed Segmentation Exercise• Needs of each subset of Practitioners/Organizations identified (SWOT –
Resources Vis-a Vis Opportunities) – Developing Strategy
Future Plans – • Enhancing Outreach – Horizontal and Vertical Expansion
Integrating Knowledge Products- Value Added Products
• Develop strategy to Utilize Knowledge products, influencing changes – Writing to Right ministries/ departments, Approaching through small groups
• Policy to Practice – Research + Publication+ Dissemination
• ‘Reaching the unreached’ in Knowledge Sharing – Pilot project on ‘Bridge Model’ – starting from one UNDAF state
• Conducting theme based workshops- SOS, Regulations, Innovative areas
• Action Groups
Outputs envisaged for RG Meeting
• Revisiting Vision statement – Finalization of New Vision Statement and Key areas
• Views on making MF CoP more Effective
• Finalizing the new Action Groups
• Future Strategy of MF CoP
THANKS
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