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Coverage of MFI and Apexes currently endorsing MFTransparency

The list of MFIs and Apexes listed further below currently serve the following numbers of clients. These numbers are then compared to the total world clients as counted by the Microcredit Summit.



MFI coverage: 29,163,178 22%
Apex Bank coverage 49,800,000 37%
MFI + Apex Coverage78,963,178 59% of total clients in the world counted by Microcredit Summit
(See Details Below)
Total world clients:133,000,000

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Total Endorsers: 183    View All

Name Title Organization Organization Type Country Clients Date
Daniel Kahn Partner Development Specialist Kiva Industry Support Peru 2009-06-11
Russell Taylor Vice President TEMENOS Industry Support USA 2009-06-08
Helene B. Dudley Chairman RPCVSF - The Colombia Project Industry Support Colombia 2009-06-08
Daniel Higa Director Ejecutivo / CEO PlaNet Finance Industry Support Argentina 2009-06-08
Steve Wanta Program Director Whole Planet Industry Support USA 2009-06-08
Nadine Chehade MENA Director Planet Rating Industry Support Lebanon 2009-06-05
Benjamin Nkungi CEO Association of Microfinance Institutions MFI Network Kenya 2009-06-03
Aban Haq Research Analyst Pakistan Microfinance Network MFI Network Pakistan 2009-06-03
Bora OmSeng Executive Director VisionFund MFI Cambodia 2009-06-03
Ali Ghezawi Director General Development & Employment Fund Industry Support Jordan 2009-06-03
Dildora Tadjibaeva Board Member National Association of Microfinance Organizations and Credit Unions MFI Network Uzbekistan 2009-06-03
Patrick Kelley Director of International Housing Finance Habitat for Humanity International MFI Network USA 2009-05-29
Maria Esperanza Gil Fernandez Baca Internal Auditor Cooperativa Santo Domingo De Guzman Cuzco MFI Peru 2009-05-20
Upul Batagoda International Microfinance Specialist Independent Independents Sri Lanka 2009-05-20
Getaneh Gobezie Deputy Managing Director Amhara Credit & Saving Institution MFI Ethiopia 2009-05-20
Sunimal M. Alles Consultant MATCOS (Management And Technical Consultancy Service) Independents Sri Lanka 2009-05-08
Senthilkumar.K.S Consultant Madurai Institute of Development Studies Independents India 2009-05-03
Nelda Sanker Communications Coordinator Enterprise Mentors MFI Network USA 2009-04-20
Kenan Crnkic General Manager - CEO MKF "Prizma" MFI Bosnia and Herzegovina 62,000 2009-04-20
Charles P. Rock Professor of Economics Rollins College Independents USA 2009-04-20
Alexis Lebel Development Director OXUS Development Network MFI Network France 2009-04-20
Nejira Nalic Director Mi-Bospo MFI Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,000 2009-04-20
Albina Iljazovic Assistant Director Partner MCO MFI Bosnia and Herzegovina 65,000 2009-04-20
Ryan Calkins Executive Director SeaMo MFI Network USA 2009-04-02
Ivor Palmer Joergensen Chair Oikos Bank Industry Support Denmark 2009-04-02
Brent Wilson Consultant Independents Canada 2009-04-02
Kara Valikai Analista - Disempeno Social Planet Rating Industry Support Perú 2009-03-23
Ramon Flores Director para America Latina Planet Rating Industry Support Perú 2009-03-23
Lars Erik Harv Director Microfinance Stromme Foundation Industry Support Norway 2009-03-13
Larry Hendricks President Hendricks and Associates Independents Canada 2009-03-13
Scott Brown President and CEO VisionFund International (World Vision) MFI Network USA 2009-03-12
Hugo Ramiro Yanque Martinez Executive Director Microfinanzas ARARIWA MFI Perú 2009-03-10
Sharon D Onofrio Consultant Independents USA 2009-03-09
Marvin Ly Mendoza CEO EDPYME Credivision MFI Perú 2009-03-09
Amanda Sarai Rodriguez Gerente Administracion y Finanzas Fundacion para la Vivienda Progresiva, SA MFI Mexico 2009-03-09
Rodolofo Monsberger Socio LUV Microfinance MFI Argentina 2009-03-09
Ariel Sanmartin CEO Banco Delta MFI Panama 2009-03-09
Brett Hudson Matthews Managing Partner Mathwood Consulting Company Independents Canada 2009-03-04
Joanna Ledgerwood Director, Enterprise Development Aga Khan Foundation Industry Support Switzerland 2009-03-04
Héctor Madariaga Tapia Gerente General Fondo de Desarrollo Regional - FONDESURCO MFI Perú 2009-03-03
Juan Forero Program Executive ECLOF International Industry Support Switzerland 2009-02-27
Iris Lanao Flores Directora Ejecutiva FINCA Peru MFI Perú 2009-02-25
Damien Roussat Chief Technical Officer Babyloan.org Industry Support France 2009-02-25
Ana Maria Zegarra Leyva Gerente General Financiera EDYFICAR MFI Perú 2009-02-25
Roy Mersland Researcher and Consultant University of Agder Independents Norway 2009-01-21
Richard Rosenberg Senior Consultant CGAP Industry Support US 2009-01-21
Steven Gwenin Director Global Vision International Corporate Alliance Industry Support UK 2009-01-14
John de Wit Managing Director The Small Enterprise Foundation MFI South Africa 56,000 2009-01-11
Lukas Wellen Senior Advisor Triple Jump Industry Support Netherlands 2009-01-10
Pamela Eser Financial Services Director Mercy Corps MFI Network US 2009-01-10
Mech Sokmetrey Head of Marketing Department Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL) MFI Cambodia 2009-01-05
Kalpna Vara Chairperson Srivardan Sociodevelopment Foundation MFI India 678 2009-01-05
Jacques Toureille General Manager Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) MFI Network Switzerland 2008-12-23
Anton Simonowitz Director Imp-Act Consortium Industry Support UK 2008-12-22
Lora du Moulin Microfinance Consultant RAFAD Independents Switzerland 2008-12-19
Lauren Hendricks Executive Director, Access Africa CARE USA MFI Network Tanzania 2008-12-17
Mary Ibrahim Likwelile CEO Presidential Trust Fund (PTF) MFI Tanzania 2008-12-15
Stuart Rutherford Founder SafeSave MFI Bangladesh 2008-12-15
Irfan Nasution Director Mata Cacing/ AiBaNes Publishing Independents Indonesia 2008-12-13
Maria Sara Jijon President WAM-Ecuador MFI Network Ecuador 2008-12-13
Calvin Miller Senior Officer, Rural Finance FAO Industry Support Italy 2008-12-06
Graham Wright Programme Director MicroSave Industry Support India 2008-11-30
Basanta Kumar Jena Secretary Pragati MFI India 2008-11-28
Paul Luchtenburg CEO AMK MFI Cambodia 2008-11-27
Roni Lippmann Student Georgetown University Independents US 2008-11-27
Venkatesh Narayanaswamy Managing Director Samasta Microfinance Limited MFI India 2008-11-21
Diana Lewin Financial Systems Officer MicroSave Industry Support India 2008-11-15
Amina Habib Manager Central Bank of Nigeria Industry Support Nigeria 2008-11-15
Alabi Tope Asst Manager Central Bank of Nigeria Industry Support Nigeria 2008-11-15
Elena Nelson Sr. Technical Director ACDI/VOCA MFI Network Kyrgyzstan 2008-11-14
Jennifer Lee Senior Manager Deloitte & Touche Inc Industry Support US 2008-11-14
Craig Feinberg Senior Microfinance Specialist Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting Independents The Gambia 2008-11-14
Russell Mask Asst Professor & Sr. Microenterprise Tech Advisor Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College Independents US 2008-11-13
Jerome Peloquin Vice President: Professional Services MicroVenture Support Industry Support US 2008-11-08
Guy Vanmeenen Senior Technical Advisor - MF Africa CRS MFI Network US 2008-11-08
David Baguma Executive Director AMFIU MFI Network Uganda 2008-11-08
Robert Ndoba Founder and President of Board Kerebuka Microfinance MFI Burundi 2008-11-03
Guillermo Pozos Rivera Director Fondo Fidelidad Industry Support Mexico 2008-10-29
Bruno Molijn Policy Advisor Microfinance Oxfam Novib Industry Support Netherlands 2008-10-29
Frank W. Bakx Chairman Netherlands Platform for Microfinance Industry Support Netherlands 2008-10-11
Tor Gull Managing Director Oikocredit Industry Support Netherlands 2008-10-10
Resi Janssen Executive Secretary MicroNed Industry Support Netherlands 2008-10-10
Christian Mboho Chairman Brooks Microfinance Bank MFI Nigeria 2008-10-07
Mark van Doesburgh Director Triple Jump B.V. Industry Support Netherlands 2008-10-07
Aldo Moauro Executive Director Microfinanza Rating Industry Support Italy 2008-09-28
Alfonso Castillo Director Cosechando Juntos lo Sembrado, SC de AP MFI Mexico 2008-09-28
Maria Otero President and CEO ACCION International MFI Network US 2008-09-14
Robert Gailey Assistant Professor and Director of the Armenian Center for International Development Point Loma Nazarene University Independents US 2008-09-12
Ochiengsh Peter Patel COO Rwanda Microfinance Ltd MFI Rwanda 2008-09-05
James Maina Executive Director Ebony Foundation (EbF) Kenya MFI Kenya 2008-09-05
Mads Kjaer CEO MYC4 A/S Industry Support Denmark 2008-08-27
Muhammad Awais Butt Regional Microfinance Advisor Plan International, Asia Regional Office MFI Network Thailand 2008-08-24
David Ferrand Director FSD Kenya Industry Support Kenya 2008-08-24
Bob Graham Founder and CEO Fundacion Namaste / Guatemala MFI Guatemala 2008-08-24
Suresh K Krishna Managing Director Grameen Koota MFI India 2008-08-24
Ramadhan A. Ahungu Executive Director Advancement of Small and Micro-enterprises Development in Tanzania (ASMET) MFI Tanzania 2008-08-24
Samit Ghosh CEO Ujjivan Financial Services MFI India 120,000 2008-08-24
Narasimhan Srinivasan Chief General Manager (Former) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Independents India 2008-08-23
Du Xiaoshan Professor Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Independents China 2008-08-23
David Miller Board of Overseers School for Community Economic Development, Southern New Hampshire University Independents US 2008-08-23
Malcolm Harper Professor Emeritus Cranfield School of Managment Independents UK 2008-08-23
Dale Adams Professor Emeritus Ohio State University Independents US 2008-08-23
Eugene A. Ludwig Chair Promontory Interfinancial Network Independents US 2008-08-23
David Richardson Senior Manager WOCCU MFI Network US 2008-08-23
R.M. Malla Chair Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Apex India 1,300,000 2008-08-23
Dr. Prakash Bakshi Chief General Manager Nabard Apex India 2008-08-23
Umesh Chandra Sarangi Chair Nabard Apex India 48,500,000 2008-08-23
Ryan T Young Managing Director Common Interest International MFI Thailand 2008-08-23
Denny Admiral Nasir Vice President Bank Mandiri MFI Indonesia 2008-08-23
Rabim Mattar Senior Economist Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Industry Support 2008-08-23
Elizabeth Littlefield Director and CEO CGAP Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Brad Swanson Partner Developing World Markets Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Elizabeth Rhyne Executive Director Center for Financial Inclusion Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Vincent Lu Chairman GWL Microfund Organization Industry Support Canada 2008-08-23
Rosario Perez CEO Pro Mujer MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Hari Srinivas Coordinator Global Development Research Center (Virtual Library on Microcredit and Microfinance) Independents Japan 2008-08-23
Isono Sadoko Board of Founders Akatiga Foundation Industry Support Indonesia 2008-08-23
Allan Sauder President MEDA MFI Network Canada 2008-08-23
John Hatch Co-Founder (retired) Microcredit Summit Campaign MFI Network US 2008-08-23
A. Ramanathan Chief General Manager, Microcredit Innovation Dept Nabard Apex India 2008-08-23
Amaresh Kumar Executive Director Nabard Apex India 2008-08-23
Rahul J. Mittra CEO Margdarshak MFI India 2008-08-23
Shubhankar Sengupta Managing Director Arohan Financial Services, Ltd MFI India 2008-08-23
Tapan Kumar Karmaker Director of Microfinance Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) MFI Bangladesh 2008-08-23
Soukeyna BA Executive Director INAFI International MFI Network Senegal 2008-08-23
Edward Fox CEO Opportunity International / UK MFI Network UK 2008-08-23
Kim Wilson Lecturer Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Independents US 2008-08-23
Hugh Allen CEO and Founder VSL Associates Independents Germany 2008-08-23
George Staicu Consultant Independent consultant Independents Romania 2008-08-23
Luis Echarte Garcia Co-Founder and Executive Director SIC Desarrollo Independents Paraguay 2008-08-23
Dr. Mohammed Obaidullah Founder and CEO Institute of Microfinance and Development Independents India 2008-08-23
Celso Garrido Popular Finance Program Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Independents Mexico 2008-08-23
Ed Bland President Unitus, Inc MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Gregory Casagrande Founder/Chairperson South Pacific Business Development Foundation MFI Samoa 18,000 2008-08-23
Cecilia D. del Castillo Executive Director Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation MFI Philippines 66,500 2008-08-23
Shankar Man Shrestha CEO Microfinance Development Centre Ltd. MFI Network Nepal 2008-08-23
Rob Dunn CEO Opportunity International / Australia MFI Network Australia 2008-08-23
Herman Abels Founder Alliance for Fair Microfinance Independents Netherlands 2008-08-23
Dino Hadjarati Director Dian Mandiri Foundation (DIMAN) MFI Indonesia 25,000 2008-08-23
William Maddocks Institute Director Microenterprise and Development Institute, School for CED, Southern New Hampshire University Independents US 2008-08-23
Muhammad Yunus Managing Director Grameen Bank MFI Bangladesh 7,400,000 2008-08-23
James Mouanando Mondal Chief Accountant Annesha Foundation MFI Bangladesh 25,000 2008-08-23
Rolando Victoria Executive Director Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI) MFI Philippines 40,000 2008-08-23
Jayshree Vyas Managing Director Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank, Ltd MFI India 64,000 2008-08-23
S. Bhaskar Chief Operating Officer Equitas Microfinance India Pvt Ltd MFI India 70,000 2008-08-23
Ruben de Lara Executive Director TSPI MFI Philippines 135,000 2008-08-23
Ingrid Munro Managing Director Jamii Bora MFI Kenya 170,000 2008-08-23
J.S. Tomar Managing Director CASHPOR Micro Credit MFI India 174,000 2008-08-23
Adrian Merriman CEO Opportunity International Network MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Peter Greer President Hope International MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Bambang Ismawan Secretary General Gema PKM MFI Network Indonesia 2008-08-23
Sam Daley-Harris Director Microcredit Summit Campaign MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Alex Counts President and CEO Grameen Foundation USA MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Christopher Dunford President Freedom From Hunger MFI Network US 2008-08-23
Aristotle B. Alip Managing Director CARD MRI MFI Philippines 247,000 2008-08-23
Roshaneh Zafar President KASHF Foundation MFI Pakistan 295,000 2008-08-23
Padmaja Reddy Managing Director Spandana Sphoorty Financial limited MFI India 823,000 2008-08-23
Kamaluddin Akbar Executive Director Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) MFI Bangladesh 307,000 2008-08-23
Dr. Manjunath Executive Director SKDRDP MFI India 550,000 2008-08-23
Musuku Udaia Kumar Managing Director Share Microfin Limited MFI India 990,000 2008-08-23
Sulaiman Arif Arianto Managing Director BRI MFI Indonesia 3,445,000 2008-08-23
Achyut Hari Aryal Head Chair Concern Worldwide MFI Network Ireland 2008-08-23
Jonathan Lewis CEO MicroCredit Enterprises Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Johannes Sannesmoen Microfinance Director (retired) Stromme Memorial Foundation Industry Support Norway 2008-08-23
Matt Flannery Co-founder and Executive Director Kiva MicroFunds Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Christina Leijonhufrud Managing Director, Social Sector Finance JP Morgan Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Vikram Akula CEO Swayam Krishi Sangam Foundation (SKS) MFI India 4,000,000 2008-08-23
Sajni M. Thadhani Founder/President MP Thadhani Foundation Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Fazle Abed Chairperson BRAC MFI Bangladesh 4,550,000 2008-08-23
Shafiqual Haque Choudhury President Association for Social Advancement (ASA) MFI Bangladesh 5,430,000 2008-08-23
Tracey Pettengill Turner Founder, General Manager MicroPlace Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Damian von Stauffenberg Executive Director MicroRate Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Kamal Hyat CEO Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund Industry Support Pakistan 2008-08-23
Emmanuelle Javoy Managing Director Planet Rating Industry Support France 2008-08-23
Minh Huy Lai COO PlaNet Finance Industry Support France 2008-08-23
Zac Pessin President and CEO Distributed Capital Group Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Jim Deitch Chairperson Hope Global Investment Fund Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Art Avedisian Executive Director Cygma Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Asad Mahmood Managing Director Deutsche Bank Global Social Investment Funds & CDF Group Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Shari Berenbach Executive Director Calvert Social Investment Foundation Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Smita Ram Co-Founder RangDe.org Industry Support India 2008-08-23
Nicola Armacost Managing Director Arc Finance, Ltd Industry Support US 2008-08-23
Nimal A. Fernando Practice Leader for Microfinance Asian Development Bank Industry Support Philippines 2008-08-23
Total Endorsers: 183

Background Information: Number of Clients in Microfinance

As of December 31, 2006, 3,316 microcredit institutions reported reaching 133,030,913 clients, 92,922,574 of whom were among the poorest when they took their first loan. Of these poorest clients, 85.2 percent, or 79,130,581, are women. Institutional Action Plans (IAPs) were submitted by 873 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 2007. Together these 873 institutions account for 92.4 percent of the poorest clients reported. Assuming five persons per family, the 92.9 million poorest clients reached by the end of 2006 affected some 464,612,870 family members.


Data PointFinding
Number of MFIs Reporting (1997-2006):3,316
Number of MFIs Reporting in 2007 Only:873
Percent Poorest Clients Represented by 873 MFIs Reporting in 2007:92.4
Total Number of Clients (as of 12/31/06):133,030,913
Total Number of Poorest Clients (as of 12/31/06):92,922,574
Total Number of Poorest Women (as of 12/31/06):79,130,581
Number of Poorest Family Members Affected (as of 12/31/06): 464,612,870


Source: State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2007

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