David Bale said...

>>a. interested in microfinance primarily in just one setting (only in a particular country (e.g.Uganda), or via a particular organisation (e.g. Kiva etc)<<

>>b. interested in the provision of microfinance in whatever setting it's needed by whatever method is best<<

>>If (a), that's fine. You probably won't be offering any direct support to Area 1412. On the other hand, the WCP won't work if people simply switch their efforts to projects in 1412 and away from whatever other anti-poverty strategies they have been supporting elsewhere. The net effect will be nil.<<

Well, I'm not tied into any particular country, though will always look at Uganda due to so many Ned members that reside there. Not tied 100% into Kiva, though funds cannot be pulled out of My-C4, and eBay's Microplace does not allow for peer-to-peer loans, or any kind of real targeting...so Kiva is by far best of breed for now.

So far there are no Niger MFI partners in Kiva, so no Kiva loans have been done in that country.

Looking at Mix Market, Mutuelle d'Epargne et de Crédit des Femmes is locaed in Naimey, Niger and is the highest rated MFI of the three listed there.