In 2010, BRS supported 18 projects in 15 countries in Africa and Latin America. These projects received financial support for a total amount of 603.498 euros. BRS was also the guarantor for loans concluded by two partners with local banks.
Africa
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Benin:
Improvement of access to healthcare for the rural population in the Mono province in cooperation with Louvain Coopération au Développement.
Support in 2010: 27.864 euro.
Strengthening of the savings and credit cooperation in the Mono province in collaboration with Louvain Coopération au Développement.
Support in 2010: 45.978 euro. |
Congo:
Improvement of access to healthcare via mutual healthcare providers in Ubangi in cooperation with C.D.I. Bwamanda.
Support in 2010: 75.000 euro
Support for mutual health insurance funds in Kinshasa, Lower Congo and Bandundu in collaboration with Christelijke Mutualiteiten.
Support in 2010: 52.600 euro
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Ethiopia:
Guarantee in favor of Awash International Bank for the provision of credits to the Microfinance Institution Wasas Microfinance S.C.
Support in 2010: guarantee for 49.952 euro and 34.954 euro
Cameroon:
Professionalising the savings and credit organisation MUDEF in collaboration with CamCCUL.
Support in 2010: 26.900 euro
Ghana:
Guidance of the microcredit programme of the Rural Banks in North Ghana in collaboration with Trias NGO and Felixfonds and with financial support from Centea.
Kenya:
Implementation of performance indicators for microinsurers in collaboration with ADA and Cordaid.
Support in 2010: 10.000 euro
Rwanda:
Capacity strengthening and computerisation of microfinance institutions in collaboration with Aquadev.
Support in 2010: 20.000 euro
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Senegal:
Support for the savings and credit operations for women’s groups of GRAIDE in collaboration with VECO-Senegal.
Support in 2010: 3.141 euro
Tanzania:
Support of the expansion of Mufindi Community Bank’s saving and credit activities in cooperation with Trias.
Togo:
Improvement of the savings and credit operations of UCMECS for farmers’ groups in North Togo in collaboration with Louvain Coopération au Développement.
Support in 2010: 74.416 euro
Improvement of access to healthcare via mutual health insurance funds in North Togo via 3ASC in collaboration with Louvain Coopération au Développement.
Support in 2010: 54.101 euro.
Uganda:
Decentralisation and agricultural financing of the microfinance institution Hofokam in collaboration with Trias.
Support in 2010: 40.000 euro
West Africa
Support from CIF (Confédération des Institutions Financières/Confederation of Financial Institutions) at the start up of the regional microinsurer in five West African countries.
Latin America
Co-financing of microinsurance training in collaboration with Folade
Support in 2010: 3.498 euro
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Brazil:
Strengthening of the cooperative microfinance systems of Cresol–Ancosol in collaboration with Trias.
Support in 2010: 30.000 euro
Ecuador:
Support from Ucaccentro: a cooperative relationship between seven savings and credit cooperations in collaboration with Trias.
Support in 2010: 25.000 euro |
Guatemala: Increase access to financial services cooperatives for family microentrepreneurs via Acredicom in cooperation with DISOP.
Support in 2010: 5.000 euro
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Extension of the financial services of Salcajá to solidarity groups in collaboration with Disop.
Support in 2010: 5.000 euro
Honduras: Expansion of the financial services of the savings and credit organisation Pilarh in collaboration with Trias.
Support in 2010: 43.000 euro
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Peru: Development of an umbrella organisation of savings and credit cooperations in the Andes region in collaboration with SOS Faim.
Support in 2010: 58.500 euro
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