Sanabel is a microfinance network serving Arab countries that aims to strengthen the microfinance sector. It has 88 member institutions serving over 2.8 million clients. The document provides details on Sanabel's vision/mission, membership categories and benefits, key activities including training and conferences, partnerships, achievements from 2002-2012 such as translating courses and increasing members, and future plans to support the sector in the Maghreb region.
VC4Africa is building a leading peer-to-peer network that connects African based entrepreneurs with the resources (network, knowledge and capital) they require to realize their potential. By our definition, every entrepreneur we engage creates value in the areas of people, planet and profit.
Problem Statement
Innovative early stage ventures with the potential to yield high social and environmental impact - and requiring less than USD $1 million in financing (the 'S' in SME) - are the most difficult segment of the SME pipeline to reach. This is especially true in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Often times early stage ventures have a limited track record and lack the collateral needed to secure debt capital from a local bank. Moreover, local banks and traditional financiers too often do not appreciate the dynamics of the entrepreneur’s specific business and therefore cannot add value beyond financial capital. The cost and complexity of due diligence is one of the limiting factors for those interested and able to invest in this segment. It simply costs too much to find genuine entrepreneurs with a solid business idea and plan—just ask anyone with an SME fund and they’ll tell you how ‘hard it is to find qualified deal flow.’ As a result, most existing SME funds seek larger deals and the highest margin businesses. At the same time, micro-credit is limited in its ability to support high growth businesses beyond small-scale enterprise and leaves entrepreneurs with potential standing on the sideline. This dynamic creates an early stage “vacuum” in which a large number of potentially thriving, innovative companies are either constrained to be micro-enterprises, and hence have a limited impact on economic growth and job creation, or don’t come into existence at all. This tends to shut out promising entrepreneurs in the sub-$1 million financing range indiscriminately, or raises the cost of capital to prohibitively high levels—above the already-high rate of return on capital exhibited by many SMEs—making financing uneconomical.
Our Objective
VC4Africa exists to fill this vacuum. As the largest network connecting African entrepreneurs, angel investors and early stage VCs, VC4Africa seeks to reduce the barriers to investing in small and growing businesses with high potential to contribute to innovation and economic growth throughout Africa. But we are more than a social network. We seek to leverage our data in meaningful ways to increase access to resources and facilitate successful business and investment connections to African entrepreneurs with currently limited access. VC4Africa develops tools that work to efficiently connect members and, in our community’s drive to fuel innovation, create jobs and bring rapid economic growth to communities throughout the continent.
VC4Africa is building a leading peer-to-peer network that connects African based entrepreneurs with the resources (network, knowledge and capital) they require to realize their potential. By our definition, every entrepreneur we engage creates value in the areas of people, planet and profit.
Problem Statement
Innovative early stage ventures with the potential to yield high social and environmental impact - and requiring less than USD $1 million in financing (the 'S' in SME) - are the most difficult segment of the SME pipeline to reach. This is especially true in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Often times early stage ventures have a limited track record and lack the collateral needed to secure debt capital from a local bank. Moreover, local banks and traditional financiers too often do not appreciate the dynamics of the entrepreneur’s specific business and therefore cannot add value beyond financial capital. The cost and complexity of due diligence is one of the limiting factors for those interested and able to invest in this segment. It simply costs too much to find genuine entrepreneurs with a solid business idea and plan—just ask anyone with an SME fund and they’ll tell you how ‘hard it is to find qualified deal flow.’ As a result, most existing SME funds seek larger deals and the highest margin businesses. At the same time, micro-credit is limited in its ability to support high growth businesses beyond small-scale enterprise and leaves entrepreneurs with potential standing on the sideline. This dynamic creates an early stage “vacuum” in which a large number of potentially thriving, innovative companies are either constrained to be micro-enterprises, and hence have a limited impact on economic growth and job creation, or don’t come into existence at all. This tends to shut out promising entrepreneurs in the sub-$1 million financing range indiscriminately, or raises the cost of capital to prohibitively high levels—above the already-high rate of return on capital exhibited by many SMEs—making financing uneconomical.
Our Objective
VC4Africa exists to fill this vacuum. As the largest network connecting African entrepreneurs, angel investors and early stage VCs, VC4Africa seeks to reduce the barriers to investing in small and growing businesses with high potential to contribute to innovation and economic growth throughout Africa. But we are more than a social network. We seek to leverage our data in meaningful ways to increase access to resources and facilitate successful business and investment connections to African entrepreneurs with currently limited access. VC4Africa develops tools that work to efficiently connect members and, in our community’s drive to fuel innovation, create jobs and bring rapid economic growth to communities throughout the continent.
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AlHuda CIBE is going to organize "Global Takaful Forum" on August 26, 2019 at Istanbul - Turkey.
The objective of the event is to provide adequate knowledge and benefits of Takaful industry to the relevant market. The platform will help analyzing the problems hindering rapid development of Takaful worldwide that would surely help increasing financial inclusion.
FULL TITLE:
What is the Cutting Edge for Microfinance in Rural Areas and Arid and Semi-Arid Land?
ROOM: Tsavo A
Translated session: English & French
PANEL:
Chair: Mr. Wolday Amha, Executive Director, Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institution (AEMFI), Ethiopia
Panelist: Mr. Issa Barro, Inclusive Finance Specialist, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Senegal
Panelist: Mr. Mwangi Githaiga, Managing Director, Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT), Kenya
AlHuda CIBE is pleased to announce its upcoming event the "African Interest-free Banking and Finance Forum" on 6th February, 2019 followed by Post Event Workshop “Interest-Free Banking & Finance, Insurance & Microfinance” on 7th - 8th February, 2019 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim of this forum is to address the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in Finance Industry of Africa.
AlHuda CIBE going to organize Two days specialized training workshop on Islamic Micro and Agriculture Finacne 27-28 July, 2018 at Kenya
E: info@alhudacibe.com
http://alhudacibe.com/IM&AF2018
FULL TITLE:
Sustainable Environment: Using Microfinance and People’s Own Initiatives to Propel Investment in Renewable Energy, Water and Sanitation
ROOM: Lenana Hall
Translated session: English & French
PANEL:
Panelist: Mr. Patrick Lumumba, East Africa Watercredit Program Officer, Water.org, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Ziad Al Refai, Executive Director, Jordan Micro Credit Company ''Tamweelcom'', Jordan
Panelist: Mr. David Kuria, CEO, Ecotact Limited, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Abser Kamal, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
ALHUDA CENTRE OF ISLAMIC BANKING & ECONOMICS IS PLEASED TO ORGANIZE AFRICAN 2 – DAYS SPECIALIZED TRAINING WORKSHOP ISLAMIC BANKING, ISLAMIC SME & ISLAMIC MICRO FINANCE on 13th & 14th June, 2014 - Ghana
AlHuda CIBE is going to organize "Global Takaful Forum" on August 26, 2019 at Istanbul - Turkey.
The objective of the event is to provide adequate knowledge and benefits of Takaful industry to the relevant market. The platform will help analyzing the problems hindering rapid development of Takaful worldwide that would surely help increasing financial inclusion.
FULL TITLE:
What is the Cutting Edge for Microfinance in Rural Areas and Arid and Semi-Arid Land?
ROOM: Tsavo A
Translated session: English & French
PANEL:
Chair: Mr. Wolday Amha, Executive Director, Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institution (AEMFI), Ethiopia
Panelist: Mr. Issa Barro, Inclusive Finance Specialist, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Senegal
Panelist: Mr. Mwangi Githaiga, Managing Director, Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT), Kenya
AlHuda CIBE is pleased to announce its upcoming event the "African Interest-free Banking and Finance Forum" on 6th February, 2019 followed by Post Event Workshop “Interest-Free Banking & Finance, Insurance & Microfinance” on 7th - 8th February, 2019 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim of this forum is to address the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in Finance Industry of Africa.
AlHuda CIBE going to organize Two days specialized training workshop on Islamic Micro and Agriculture Finacne 27-28 July, 2018 at Kenya
E: info@alhudacibe.com
http://alhudacibe.com/IM&AF2018
FULL TITLE:
Sustainable Environment: Using Microfinance and People’s Own Initiatives to Propel Investment in Renewable Energy, Water and Sanitation
ROOM: Lenana Hall
Translated session: English & French
PANEL:
Panelist: Mr. Patrick Lumumba, East Africa Watercredit Program Officer, Water.org, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Ziad Al Refai, Executive Director, Jordan Micro Credit Company ''Tamweelcom'', Jordan
Panelist: Mr. David Kuria, CEO, Ecotact Limited, Kenya
Panelist: Mr. Abser Kamal, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
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4. VISION, MISSION & OBJECTIVES
Vision
Sanabel envisions all low income people in Arab countries with access to comprehensive financial
services.
Mission
Sanabel advocates for growth, innovation, best practices & standardization of the microfinance sector
in Arab countries.
Objectives
1- Strengthen the capacity of MFIs through needs-based training, technical assistance and peer
exchanges.
2- Advocate for a positive and conducive microfinance environment and for the inclusion of
microfinance in the financial sector.
3- Promote microfinance best practices among stakeholders in Arab countries through transparency,
standardization, peer learning and information exchange efforts.
4- Foster innovation in the microfinance sector by researching and highlighting leading trends in
technological developments, product diversification and new financial services.
5. SANABEL’s MEMBERSHIP
Sanabel presently has 88 members from 13 different countries; namely, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.
It is estimated that Sanabel members are serving 2.8 million clients representing 90% of the total
microfinance clients in the region.
Sanabel currently has four membership categories:
•Full Member1
Institutional Criteria:
9.Focus on lending to micro entrepreneurs;
10.Located and operating in one or more Arab countries;
11.Minimum of 2 years of operations as an MFI;
12.Minimum of 5,000 active clients in countries with populations in excess of 8 million; a minimum of
3,000 active clients in all other countries with the exception of Lebanon and Palestine which should
have a minimum of 2,000 active clients;
13.Working to achieve full operational and financial sustainability;
14.Committed to building transparency, evidenced by the annual submission of financial information
to external auditors, the Micro banking Bulletin (MBB) and the Microfinance Information Exchange
(MIX).
1. 60% of Sanabel members are listed under full members category.
6. SANABEL’s MEMBERSHIP (cont’d)
2) Affiliate Member
Institutional Criteria:
6.Focus on lending to micro entrepreneurs or be a national microfinance network;
7.Located and operating in one or more Arab countries;
8.Working to achieve full operational and financial sustainability;
9.Committed to building transparency, evidenced by the annual submission of financial information to
external auditors, the Micro banking Bulletin (MBB) and the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX).
3) Friends of Sanabel
Institutional Criteria:
15.Individuals, banks, donors, technical assistance providers, trainers and non-MFI NGOs committed to the
development of best practice microfinance Arab countries;
16.Actively participating in the microfinance sector in Arab countries.
7. SANABEL’s MEMBERSHIP (cont’d)
4) National Network (New)
Institutional Criteria:
5. Advancing Microfinance in the Arab region;
6. Located and operating in one or more Arab countries;
7. Is representative of more than 50% of the microfinance sector in area(s) of operation (i.e. members
are serving more than 50% of active clients within the network’s area(s) of work);
8. Focusing on activities that are results oriented;
9. Working to achieve full operational and financial sustainability;
10. Committed to building transparency and benchmarking amongst microfinance networks
worldwide; evidenced by the annual submission of financial information to external auditors,
Sanabel network, and SEEP Network.
8. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Affiliation with the leading best-practice MFIs in the region;
Discounted registration and scholarships for Sanabel's annual conference which is the largest
gathering of microfinance practitioners, experts, donors, investors, and stakeholders in the region;
Discounts and a priority for the participation in Sanabel‘s Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops
and trainings courses for microfinance practitioners;
Ability to disseminate the MFIs latest news through Sanabel’s newsletters and to participate in peer
learning activities and exchanges;
An opportunity to create a profile on the MIX market and have it updated periodically to give
donors, investors, and industry specialists an accurate view of the MFI’s performance;
Access to new projects and activities brought to the region for the first time such as Social
Performance Management.
9. SANABEL’s KEY ACTIVITIES
Sanabel enjoys a unique position as a market facilitator providing the Arab microfinance industry
with direct services in areas such as: networking, training, translation, research, and exchange of
information using the primary languages of the region.
Sanabel serves as a catalyst and coordinating entity for the work of partner organizations in areas
such as transparency and benchmarking, capacity building and in advocacy for the microfinance
industry.
Sanabel’s Core Activities include:
o Training & Capacity Building
o Communications & Membership (www.sanabelnetwork.org )
o Annual Conference ( www.sanabelconf.org )
o Transparency & Research
o Social performance Management Project (SPM)
o Arabic Microfinance Gateway ( www.arabic.microfinancegateway.org )
10. SANABEL’s KEY ACHIEVEMENTS in 2011
Membership and Communications
o 6 new members from 6 countries joined the network in 2011, bringing up total membership to a total of
86 members in 2011.
o Sanabel officially re-launched its website with a new design and updated content.
o Sanabel successfully organized a breakfast/Iftar gathering for the first time for its members in Egypt and
Yemen during the holy month of Ramadan.
Training and Capacity Building
o Sanabel organized the first regional Management Crisis workshop tackling the current situation in the
Microfinance sector, entitled: “Managing the Crisis and Planning for the Future” on 20 - 21 November
2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
o Sanabel organized 6 training courses (3 TOTs and 3 TOMMs), and 2 workshops throughout 2011 in 3
Arab countries, delivered to more than 160 participants.
o Sanabel successfully organized a peer exchange program in Morocco in cooperation with “Centre
Mohammed VI de Soutien a la microfinance Solidaire. The program was attended by 13 participants from
Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Syria.
o Sanabel introduced and delivered 2 new training courses for the first time to the Region, namely; Youth-
Inclusive Financial Services course (ToT & ToMM) in cooperation with Making Cents International (MCI)
and Alexandria Business Association (ABA) and a course on Islamic Microfinance.
11. SANABEL’s KEY ACHIEVEMENTS in 2011 (cont’d)
Transparency and Research
o The Transparency department began the data collection process for the MSME Islamic Finance survey
in collaboration with CGAP, Al Baraka Bank and AFD (which is providing the financial support).
Arabic Microfinance Gateway (AMFG)
o AMFG launched a special series of blogs on the new challenges and opportunities that were created by
the Arab Spring titled: “Microfinance and the Arab Spring: Challenges and opportunities” which is
published on the CGAP website in English and the AMFG website in Arabic.
Social performance Management
o Sanabel successfully co-organized with SEEP Network four-day training on “Strategic Planning &
Governance”, in October, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. 12 participants representing the national networks in
the Arab Countries.
Sanabel Annual Conference
o Sanabel’s 8th Annual Conference, “Microfinance in the Arab Region: Challenges of the Past and
Opportunities of the Future”, was held under the patronage of H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Maarouf Al-
Bakhit, in Amman, Jordan from June 7th – 9th, 2011, and was well attended by more than 500
participants and featured 70 speakers from the region and around the globe.
12. SANABEL’s NEW PARTNERSHIPS
Signing of MOU with CGAP: for a strategic cooperation in serving the microfinance sector in
the Arab region. Some of the joint activities under this MoU include the issuance of a semi-
annual MENA Update Newsletter that highlights the key developments and interventions in the
region by donors and investors, Arab Spring Blogs series…etc
Signing of MOU with Centre Mohammed VI de Soutien a la microfinance Solidaire: for the
provision of more effective support to strengthen the microfinance sector in the Maghreb sub-
region (North Africa).
Signing of MOU with GIZ: to strengthening the regulatory framework in selected countries in
the region (namely Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine) as well as providing technical assistance to
Sanabel in the areas of strategy development, procedures and governance, and service
provision.
Signing of MOU with Silatech: to provide youth savings initiatives for low-income youth in
the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
15. SANABEL’s KEY ACHIEVEMENTS from 2002 - 2012
Sanabel has been awarded the “Network of the Year Award 2010” from The Small
Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network.
Membership and Communications
oIncrease in number of Sanabel members from 17 in 2002 to 88 members to date; of which 60% are
full members;
oPublication of periodic newsletter, annual report, and maintenance of Sanabel website;
Training and Capacity Building
o Translation of 12 microfinance courses into Arabic;
o Trained over 95 trainers (TOTs);
o Trained over 1,500 microfinance managers (TOMMs).
Sanabel Annual Conference
oHeld an annual microfinance conference from 2004 - 20011;
oOver 500 individuals (including practitioners, policy makers, donors, experts, and investors from 26
countries) participated in the last conference which was held in Amman in June 2011;
oThe Sanabel conference is the largest of its kind in the region.
16. SANABEL’s KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM 2002 – 2012 (cont’d)
Arabic Microfinance Gateway
o Website launched in 2004 (partnership with CGAP);
o Over 680 documents have been translated and posted on the site in addition to news items, jobs
and organizational profiles;
o Website is visited by more than 8,800 visitors per month.
Transparency and Research
o Gather, analyze and publish data on Arab MFIs – through partnership with MIX (Number of Arab
MFI with profiles on MIX Market increased since 2003 to reach 75 MFIs in 2010; while the number
of Arab MFIs participating in annual global benchmarks published in MIX MicroBanking Bulletin
(MBB) increased from 6 in 2003 to 65 in 2010.)
o Sanabel has released “Arab Microfinance Regional Report” that analyzes the financial performance
of the Arab region within the context of the existing funding structure and regulatory environment
and also highlights key trends, achievements, challenges, and opportunities for the microfinance
sector in the Arab region to all interested parties.
Social Performance Management (SPM)
o First SPM TOT was conducted resulting in training of 8 Arab microfinance practitioners in SPM, of
whom 6 were certified;
o SPM trainers conducted 3 training (1 in the French and 2 in Arabic) for 27 Sanabel member MFIs, of
which 13 MFIs has Social Audits conducted by the trainers.