- Latin America Institution

Corporación para el Desarrollo de las Microempresas

Institutution Information

Country: Colmbia

City: Bogotá

Telephone: (571) 2487207 - 2481479

Fax: (571) 2487207 - 2481479

Address: Cra 55 151 69 int. 2 apt 303

Postal Code

Web: www.microempresas.com.co

Email: cdif@microempresas.com.co

General Information

Institution Type: Development Project

Objectives: The Corporation for the Development of Microenterprises, CDM, through a co-operation agreement with the Ford Foundation for the project “Microfinance for Development”, works in benefit of vulnerable, poor rural populations. The initial coverage of the Project is six departments: Boyacá, Guainía, Nariño, Antioquia, Valle and Cauca

Services: Institutional strengthening through self-administered funds, credit, technical support, among others; Innovation in products and financial services; Knowledge Management, Improvement of new practices in microfinance

Number of Rural Clients:

Fundación Solidaria Oriente Antioqueño - FUSOAN

Institution Information

Country: Colombia

City: Medellín

Telephone: (574) 2931716

Fax:

Address: Calle 54 # 46-083

Postal Code:

Web: www.fusoan.org.co

Email: usoan@une.net.co

General Information

Institution Type: Microfinancial Foundation

Objective:

Services: Rural microcredit

Number of Rural Clients:

EDPYME Confianza S.A.

Institution Information

Country: Perú

City: Huancayo

Telephone: (5164) 271000

Fax: (5164) 212417

Address: Calle Diamente Azul N° 158

Postal Code:

Web: www.edpymeconfianza.com.pe

Email: confianza@edpymeconfianza.com.pe

General Information

Institution Type: Non Governmental Organization

Objectives: Provide financial assistance to micro and small businesses in order to contribute to sustainable development in Peru. Their principal challenge is to distribute sub-products and services in rural areas, where approximately 55% of their clients live.

Services: Provide credit to small and micro businesses in urban and rural areas, and to crop and livestock producers

Number of Rural Clients:

Alianza para el Desarrollo de la Microempresa - ALPIMED

Institution Information

Country: El Salvador

City: San Salvador

Telephone: (503) 22571810

Fax: (503) 22082428

Address:

PostalCode:

Web: www.alpimed.net

Email: direccion@alpimed.net

General Information

Institution Type: Network of Institutions in Support of Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprises

Objectives: The ALPIMED network is comprised of 10 affiliated organizations, who receive support from the network in different areas related to training, dissemination of information, support in resource administration, in project negotiation, and information alerts on future tendencies. In addition, the network coordinates efforts—both national and international—with similar institutions working in benefit of Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprises, and Medium and Small Enterprises

Services: Communal Banks, Credit for rural families, training for the rural population

Number of Rural Clients:

Red Centroamericana Katalysis

Institution Information

Country: Honduras

City: Tegucigalpa

Telephone: (504) 2392926 - 2392073

Fax: (504) 2392926

Address: Colonia las Minitas, Anexo 2 edif el Faro 2 piso.

Postal Code:

Web: www.redkatalysis.org

Email:

General Information

Institution Type: Network of Microfinancial Institutions

Objectives: The KATALYSIS network is comprised of Microfinancial entities in the Central American region: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Entails four large programs to combat poverty, contribute to employment generation, foment gender equality, improve income, and expand the financial services of its member institutions

Services: Design of strategies for bringing financial services to the rural sector; Design of microfinancial products; Support to the MFIs in the implementation of new financial services

Number of Rural Clients:

Fondo de Desarrollo Regional - FONDESURCO

Institution Information

Country: Perú

City: Arequipa

Telephone: (5154) 283715

Fax: (5154) 247325

Address:

PostalCode: 5154

Web: www.fondesurco.org.pe

Email: fondesurco@fondesurco.org.pe

General Information

Institution Type: Non Governmental Organization

Objective: Institution specialized in microfinance which gives credit, preferentially to those working in rural sectors in the southern regions of the country, contributing to the economic and social development in the Organization`s areas of intervention.

Services: System to access credit

Number of Rural Clients: 1.918

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito FORTALECER

Institution Information

Country: Perú

City: Lima

Telephone: (511) 2655365

Fax:

Address:

Postal Code: Lima, 14

Web:

Email:

General Information

Institution Type: Microfinancial Institution

Objectives: Foment financial services through loan funds and guarantees to the partners (NGO’s and co-operatives) of FORTALECER, in order to expand financial coverage in poor rural and semi-urban sectors of the country. An association of, currently, 33 organizations--including NGO’s and Savings and Credit Co-operatives--which operates in 20 of the 24 departments of Peru

Services: First- and second-level financial products oriented toward poor rural sectors

Number of Rural Clients:

Fondo de Desarrollo Local

Institution Information

Country: Nicaragua

City: Managua

Telephone: (505) 2552724

Fax: (505) 2774245

Address:

PostalCode:

Web: www.fdl.org.ni

Email: floresc@ns.uca.edu.ni

General Information

Institution Type: Microfinancial Institution

Objectives: Provide financial services to small and medium entrepreneurs in urban and rural areas, permitting them to raise their quality of life and capital

Services: Financial intermediation

Number of Rural Clients: 61.555

FONDO DE DESARROLLO COMUNAL- FONDECO