1.      PROJECT TITLE:         The Royal Micro-Finance Institution (RMFI)

 

2.      PROJECT CODE:         PS.01.01

 

3.      BKDS Sector:                           Production Support Sector Programmes

 

4.      BKDS PROGRAMME:  The Royal Micro-Finance Programme

 

5.      IMPLEMENTING ORGANISATION:  BUCADEF

 

6.      BACKGROUND:          

Development normally requires capital investment which capital is usually derived from savings.  The saving culture for the people of Buganda is still very poor and to some extent, some do not save at all.  Likewise the demand for micro credit facilities in rural areas is quite big whereas organisations offering micro credit services in Buganda are not so many.  It is hoped therefore that the Royal Micro Finance Institution will do quite well to help alleviate the above outlined problems.

 

7.      OBJECTIVES

The Royal Micro-Finance Institution (RMFI) has the following objectives:

(a)   To train people in investment and business management suitable for micro financing.

 

(b)   To instill the spirit of saving and the need of working together among the people especially those engaged in micro financed business.

 

(c)   To help establish suitable and competent NGO’s and CBOs specialised in Micro-financing.

 

(d)   To mobilise funds and loan them out to communities through micro credit NGO’s and CBOs that are on the ground.

 

(e)   To extend credit so that a number of small-scale enterprises can be boosted to larger scale businesses.

(f)     To offer guidance and-or advice regarding business to clients.

 

 

OUT PUTS

­          Communities will be empowered to solve their own problems as a result of the spirit of togetherness.

­          Communities will have capacity to set-up and manage small-scale to medium enterprises.

­          Well co-ordinated Micro Credit Schemes in the region.

­          A sizeable number of NGOs and CBOs actively involved in credit

 

BENEFICIARIES

 

This will comprise of a larger proportion of women and youth based in semi-urban and rural parts of Buganda. The secondary beneficiaries will be all family members of the above direct beneficiaries. 

 

KEY ACTIVITIES:

 

Activities

Start time

Responsibility

Collaborators

Staff recruitment

First month from date of start

Board Of Directors

Chief Executive Officer

Staff training

Identify NGO’s/CBOs which can disburse these funds

The second month

Micro-Finance Competence Centre

BUCADEF

Sensitisation of clients

From the third month –on going

Royal Micro Finance

Community based associations and local Council Leadership

Selecting NGO/CBOs

From the fourth and fifth month –on going

NGO/CBOs

Micro-Finance Competence Centre

Registration of clients

From the sixth month – on going

NGO/CBOs

Community based associations

Loan Disbursement

From the sixth and seventh month – on going

BUCADEF/NGO and CBOs

Community based associations and local Council Leadership

Recovery of funds from organs which disbursed on behalf of BUCADEF.

From the second year

BUCADEF

Community based association Leadership

 

 

8.      MILESTONES:

 

Indicator

Time

Responsibility

Number of NGO registered

From the sixth month-on going

BUCADEF and the community based associations Leadership

Number of active clients

From the sixth month-on going

BUCADEF

Loan amount disbursed

From the seventh month-on going

BUCADEF

Interest amount accumulated

From every quarter

BUCADEF

Rate of repayment

From every quarter

BUCADEF

Rate of Loan recovery

From every quarter

BUCADEF

Drop-out rate of clients

From every quarter

BUCADEF

Audited accounts

Annually

External auditors

 

 

FINANCING

 

ITEM

AMOUNT (US$)

Loan capital

25,555,600

Capital grant

 1,162,250

Total

25,717,850

 

N.B

20% of the loan capital is operational.

10% contingencies

 

At the end of the five years, we expect an accumulation of interest of  $9,200,000. This reduced by the expenditure of salary and operations as above gives an approximate Net- Profit of $1,533,400 by the end of five years. 

   

 

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