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
