AEMFI

AEMFI performed the following activities in the year 2009

Knowledge Management and Information Dissemination

• AEMFI has been disseminating the performance and challenges of MFIs to the wider public. The program was transmitted for 20 minutes once in a week using Ethiopia Radio. This is because majority of the people have the access to listen Ethiopia Radio. However, due to budget constraints, the program is not broadcasting.
• Published Bulletin Volume 9. No. 1, Occasional Paper No. 24,25,26,27

Conducting Workshops and Conference and General Assembly

• Conducted Annual General Assembly of AEMFI
• Conducted a Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming
• Conducted a Workshop on the Impact of HIV/AIDS to the Microfinance
• Conducted 10th Anniversary of AEMFI
• Conducted a one-day WEMAN workshop
• Accomplished Field Visit to Wassa Microfinance Institution
• Prepared Project Proposal for UNIFEM
• Prepared a Three Year Project Proposal
• Organized a Workshop on strengthening the capacity of MFIs to support MSE
• Submitted a Project Proposal to Grameen Credit Agri-Cole
• Re-registration of AEMFI

Training

• Training in Financial management for Branch office
• Coordinating retail courses such as Foundation Course, and Accounting & Finance by service providers for frontline staff
• Prepare project proposals to RUFIP to handle the Branch, Head Office and BOD training
• Training in Strategic marketing for microfinance
• TOT on Market Research for MFIs
• Prepare project proposals on “Improving access to finance for the youth”

Performance Monitoring and Technical Assistance

• Produced AEMFIs Five-Year Strategic Plan and Financial Projections
• Collected and summarized financial and operational data of microfinance institutions to develop quarterly basic performance and outreach reports
• Collected audited financial statements from microfinance institutions to develop the annual industrial performance analysis bulletin
• Forwarded audited statements and specific operational data of microfinance institutions to the MIX
• Developed several capacity building and research proposals which were forwarded to donors to support various research and capacity building initiatives

Management Information System

• Follow up remittance program between MFIC and in the three MFIs ACSI, DECSI and OCSSCO
• Follow up IT technology readiness program which was planned to be carried out in collaboration with Grameen Foundation

Research

• Financial Needs of Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Operators in Ethiopia
• Impact of HIV/AIDS on Microfinance
• Institutionalizing Rural Savings and Credit Facilities (RSCF) in Ethiopia
• Ethiopian Microfinance and Governance
• Gender Mainstreaming in Microfinance Institutions

Saving and Credit Cooperatives Unit (SACCO)

• Feasibility study of SACCOs Federation
• Workshop on Vision building to the cooperative sector, particularly on RUSACCOs
• Performance Monitoring and Technical Assistance for SACCOs