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Increasing access to finance for young agro-enterpreneurs
1. INCREASING ACCESS TO
FINANCE FOR YOUNG AGRO
- ENTERPRENEURS
GOU YOUTH VENTURE CAPITAL
LOAN SCHEME
Revolutionizing Finance for Agri
-Value Chain
14th
– 18th
July 2014
Nairobi, Kenya
2. Outline
1. Background
2. Centenary Bank Information
3. Benefits to the CB
4. Eligibility Criteria
5. Design and Other Products
6. Performance
7. Management and Challenges
3. Youth Capital Venture Fund
GOU established the Youth Venture Capital
Fund (YVCF) and Graduate Venture Capital
Fund (GVCF) in FY 2011/12
The purpose of the fund was to support MSMEs
to enhance employment creation and widening
the tax base
The Fund comprised of $ 5 Million from the
German Development Agency (KfW), with equal
contribution by three participating Banks
(Centenary, Stanbic, and DFCU Banks)
4. Youth Venture Capital
Uganda has the Second World’s highest youth
population of about of about 7.4 million which is
about 55% of the total population
Uganda has also the highest youth
unemployment of about 83%
Rate is higher for those who have formal
education because of disconnect of degrees
achieved and skills needed in the job market
Un employed youth will find their way into crime
like drugs, robbery and prostitution
These youth are likely to become a source of
instability if government does not plan for them
early
7. Youth Population
Characteristic
s
Male Female Total
Population(18 –
30) Years
2,913,800 3,381,800 6,295,700
Place of
Residence
Urban 20.2% 22.9% 21.7%
Rural 79.8% 77.1% 78.3%
Age Groups
18 - 19 22.9% 20.2% 21.5%
20 - 24 36.3% 36.8% 36.6%
9. Youth Access to Finance
Youth like women is one of the marginalized groups
in access to financial services
They are considered very risky due to irrational
decision making because of lack of responsibility
Most of the youth lack assets which can be pledged
as collateral in Traditional Financial Institutions
This can be can be financed by lending to youth who
are involved in productive economic activities
Lending to youth who are in JLG, Cooperatives and
Farmers’ association
10. CENTENARY BANK HISTORY
The bank is one of the biggest local bank which
was started in 1983 as a Credit Trust.
Operations began in 1985, registered as
Commercial Bank in 1993.
Objective to serve the poor and contribute to
development of the country.
Bank vision and mission is being the best
provider of microfinance services to people in
rural areas in a sustainable way.
14. AWARDS
Best Bank in Top Fifty
Brands 2011
1st
Runner-Up in 2013
Financial Reporting
Award
People’s Choice Quality
Awards
NSSF Employers
Awards
KACITA Quality Awards
x 2
14
15. Benefits to Centenary Bank
Fulfill its mission of reaching out to rural and
urban people
Increase its market share by reaching out to the
biggest section of the population
Recruiting new clients who couldn’t qualify for
accessing normal credit from the Bank because
of the collateral requirements
Deposit mobilization through fund and deposits
by the clients
16. Eligibility Criteria
Support business ventures by youth for expansion
Youth should be holders of at least O – Level
Certificate later dropped for no education
Client should be first time borrower
Business financed should be licensed and registered
by Uganda Registration Services Bureau
Business has been in existence for at least three
month
Business able to employ at least four people
Borrower must have been trained by identified
service providers by the project
17. Design of the YVC
PRODUCT SPECIES DESCRIPTION
Target Clients Youth (18 -25) Years
Amount to be Financed $ 3.32 Million
Sectors Manufacturing, Agro Processing, Primary
Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock, Health,
Transport, Education, Tourism, ICT,
Construction , Printing and Construction
Services
Loan Amounts $ 40 – 10,000 ( Individual $ 2,000 &
Registered Grps – $ 10,000)
Grace Period Maximum One Year
Own Contribution 10%
Loan Periods Maximum 4 Years
Acceptance Commission 1%
Interest Rate 15%
Penalty 0.5% per day
18. Other Youth Products
PRODUCT FEATURES
Cente Junior Account Children Savings Account operated by
parent or guardian
Targeting of toddlers to a maximum of
17 years
Purpose is for parents/guardian to save
early for their siblings future and
introduce them to banking
Benefits of Cente Account High interest rate
Free Account statements, standing
orders, no withdraw charges, account
statements,
Life Assurance covering life and
disability
19. CenteVolution Youth Account
PRODUCT FEATURES
Cente Volution Youth Account CenteVolution Youth Account will be
operated by youth in tertiary educational
institutions
Targeting of toddlers to a maximum of
18 – 26 years
CenteJunior account holders to graduate
to CenteVolution Youth Account and
start operating their account
Targeting Students in Tertiary
Institutions soon joining the working
classBenefits of Cente Account Attractive interest rate
No account maintenance fee
Free Bank drafts for school fees
payment
Free account statement issued once a
20. Achievements
The Bank was able to disburse all
funds(USD 3.32 Mn) including its
contribution within five months
The Bank was allocated additional USD
1.2 Million, from other participating
institution,
Another government body KCCA placed
Youth Venture Fund of USD 1.32 Million
in October 2012 with CB
21. Performance of NYVC
No. Parameters Numeric
1 Total Disbursement $13.517 Million
2 Total Number of
Beneficiaries
8,789 Youth
3 Total Outstanding Loan
Balance
$ 5.28 Million
4 Current Clientele 5,607
5 NPR 5.8%
23. Sectors Financed
No. Sector Enterprises Finance Percentag
e
1 Agriculture Poultry farming, Cattle
Keeping, Diary Farming,
Honey Processing, Goat
Rearing, Nursery Beds,
Banana Farming, Coffee
Farming
23.4%
2 Trade and
Commerce
General Merchandise,
General Supplies, SACCOs,
Art and Design
53.1%
3 Service Industry Saloon and Barber shops,
Clinics, Internet Café, Events
Mgt, Tour and Travel,
16.1%
24. Management of Youth Loan
Portfolio
Assignment of specific Credit Supervisor to
manage the Bank Youth Portfolio
Assigning of the specific code in the MIS for
close monitoring on utilization, portfolio growth
and quality
Efficient client selection using existing account
information, use of recurrent clients, groups,
market authorities, and associations
Sound underwriting of youth loans with efficient
analysis and appraisal
25. Management of Youth Loans
Efficient credit supervision of branches for
compliance to credit policies and procedures
Partnering with other stakeholders like training
institutions, NGOs like ILO, GIZ, SSLOA,
KAMBA, VERMA Co and Associations
Aggressive recovery of non performing youth
loans by the Bank
26. Challenges
Poor attitude of Bank Staff towards the scheme
due character of youth and politicization of the
scheme
Politicization of the scheme by some government
leaders like MPs, Local Government Youth
representatives
Lack of additional funds after exhaustion of
allocated funds leading stoppage of disbursements
Lack of entrepreneurship skills by youth which
leads to high rate of collapse of business leading to
default
27. Challenges
High taxes levied on youth enterprises by
government authorities which eliminates
some clients who fail to qualify on
eligibility criteria
28. Way Forward
Increased supervision of Youth Portfolio to
ensure sound under writing of loans for a
quality portfolio
Development of new credit products
targeting youth i.e. CenteYouth Individual
Loan Product, Group Loans and Asset
Financing
Financial Literacy for young agro-
entrepreneurs to equip them with
29. Way Forward
Capacity building for credit staff in
evaluation of youth clients and groups to
enable them mitigate risks associated with
this age group
Establishing partnerships with other
stakeholders like NGOs, Companies,
Associations, Government and Training
Institutions for complementing financial
services with appropriate services and
funding.
Until now, I have only spoken about overall population trends and projections.
However, a critical factor facing African countries is urbanization.
As we see, Africa’s population not only will be much, much larger in the coming decades – but increasingly urban in location.
Again based on UN projections, greater than 60% of the population is expected to be urban by 2050 – compared to about 37 percent in 2010 and 15 percent in 1960.
This shift has profound policy implications for African governments – as we will see in greater detail.
Most Youth are moving to urban areas and ending up in slums and get involved in drugs and prostitution. Some of them end up being used in human trafficking.
Within that population expansion, here are UN’s projected figures by age group.
As you see, the bottom of the pyramid widens significantly.
As at December 2013.
CenteVSLAs, CenteSACCOs
Bank Report as per end of March 2014
Ministry of Finance Report August 2012 from Participating Institutions