CVCD Microfinance Program Analysis 6.2.15

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CVCD Microfinance Program

Alex Sobrado

6 February 2015

CURRENT SITUATION

~$256,000 lending portfolio (667

families)

Group and individual loans

SHG and savings

Expansion in KKI & KK2 (60 families)

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CURRENT SITUATION

Lack of funding

Staffing issues

No impact evaluation

Limited network

Lack of brand awareness

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WHY TRACK?

CVCD is not a bank!

Learn what is working

Reduce risk

Foster better relationships with community

Attract donors & investors

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BASIC TRACKING

Impact

Income, health, education

Financial

Efficiency, returns, risk

Program Tracking

Beneficiary statistics

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IMPACT TRACKING

Grameen Progress out of Poverty Index

“PPI”

Indirectly track income levels

Basic questions about living conditions

Industry standard (4 Cambodian MFIs)

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PPI

10 questions predict

poverty likelihood

Must administer in

beneficiaries’ homes

No control group

needed

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PPI

“PPI Certification is an important recognition for TPC (and any MFI),

since it greatly helps in evaluating how an MFI assesses whether it is

meeting its social goals and improving its overall performance by

integrating social performance management (SPM) practices into its

core business.” MIX MARKET

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CERTIFICATION PROCESS

1. Review PPI Standards of Use (Here)

2. Gauge certification readiness with PPI

Self-Assessment Tool (Here)

3. Contact ratings agencies (MicroFinanza

or Planet Rating)

4. Submit required documentation

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OTHER BENEFITS

Many investors require the use of PPI

Several MFIs in Cambodia that are PPI

Certified receive funding from Grameen

partner organizations (ex. Citibank)

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LEARNING PPI

FREE introductory online course through +Acumen

& Grameen:

“Market Analysis at the Bottom of the Pyramid”

2.5 hours

Access any time between 17/2/15 and 13/5/15

Click here to Register

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THIRD PARTY RATING

Impact assessments

Official social performance rating

Planet Rating, Microfinanza, MicroRate,

M-Cril

Fees

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PROCESS

6-8 weeks

Required materials

Importance of preparation

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FINANCIAL

Importance of efficiency and sustainability

New loan management system

Key indicators

- Par30, ROE, ROA, profit margin,

operational/financial self-sufficiency, cost of

funds, write-off ratio, etc.

- See CGAP Consensus Guidelines PDF and Excel

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PROGRAM TRACKING

Importance of up-to-date numbers

Key indicators

- # of beneficiaries (women vs. men), total loans

outstanding, new businesses created, new jobs

created

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WHY CONNECT?

Leverage competitors existing networks

Create strategic alliances

Capacity building

Create relationships with investors

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SPTF CONFERENCE

The Social Performance Task Force annual

meeting in Siem Reap:

June 8-12th

$175 if registered before March 31st

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SPTF CONFERENCE

Events:

Workshops on Social Performance Management

– including PPI and Social Performance

Indicator audit (“SPI4 Tool”)

Networking events – INVESTORS WILL

ATTEND

Register Here

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CAMBODIAN MICROFINANCE ASSOCIATION

Connecting with the CMA will give CVCD

access to:

MFI workshops

Knowledge on industry standard practices

Potential donors/investors

Top talent

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CMA

Meeting scheduled for 16 Feb 2015 @

3:00PM

Discuss: CMA application process,

incorporating social performance

measurement into the new loan

management system, becoming a “MFI”

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MIX MARKET

Microfinance information hub sponsored

by Gates Foundation

Contains financial and social impact

information on all of the largest MFIs

Publications & research

MIX Market site

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JOINING MIX

Free to join

Must fill out Excel sheet (included in

presentation materials) with data on

microfinance operations

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PRICING TRANSPARENCY

Investor concern

Receive “Seal of Transparency”

Gain visibility from investors/donors

Minimal effort: 2.5 hours

MF Transparency

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FUNDING SITUATION

Current donors do not like the for-profit

aspect

MF program to support NGO admin costs

Need to look for alternative sources of

funding

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SOURCES OF FUNDS

1. Microfinance Investment Vehicles

(MIVS)

2. Crowd funding

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MIVS

Invest in MFIs/NGOs through loans

Must pay back with interest

Typically have requirements for MFIs

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REQUIREMENTS Number of beneficiaries

Portfolio size

Audited financial statements

MIX profile

External ratings

- Planet Rating, Microfinanza, MicroRate, M-Cril

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INVESTORS

Have expressed interest in future partnerships:

Babyloan

BlueOrchard

CARE International

Oikocredit

(See appendix for individual requirements)

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CROWD FUNDING

Kiva

- Post photos of recipients and write articles

- Can receive up to $1MM

- Need at least 1,000 beneficiaries

- Prefer to have a Kiva liaison at CVCD

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KIVA

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DONATIONS

Do-it-yourself

- Many sites exist that allow you to post projects

directly without requirements like KIVA

- Ammado, Crowdrise, Global Giving,

Indiegogo

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INTERN POSITION

Large time requirements for funding

Opportunity for Cambodian student

Tasks: create entries/donor stories for crowd

funding sites, manage CVCD social media

Skills: English writing, photography, video

producing, Facebook

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SUMMARY

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Track

PPI, financial ratios, program statistics

+Acumen seminar

Third party rating

Connect

CMA, MIX Market, SPTF Annual Meeting, Seal of Transparency

Fund

MIVs & crowd funding

New internship position

APPENDIX

BLUEORCHARD Requirements: - At least 1 year of operations - Total assets > USD 1,000,000 - Externally audited accounts - PAR30<5%, annual write-offs <2%, Tier 1 Capital >15% Debt Structure: - USD denominated - Fixed rate, semiannual payments - 2-5 year tenor (senior debt), 9 year tenor (subordinated debt) - Amount – up to 75% of MFI’s equity Contact: - Vuthy Chea (Vuthy.Chea@blueorchard.com)

BABYLOAN Requirements: - Loan Portfolio Assets> USD 200,000 - Number of active borrowers > 1,500 - Externally audited accounts Debt Structure: - Euro denominated - Up to 20% of gross loan portfolio - 4.5% annual interest - Fixed rate, semiannual payments - 2-5 year tenor (senior debt), 9 year tenor (subordinated debt) - Amount – up to 75% of MFI’s equity Other - Provide assistance in volunteer procurement Contact: - Main: Justine Maytraud (justine@babyloan.org) - Secondary: Violette Cubier (violette@babyloan.org)

CARE INTERNATIONAL Requirements - 3 years of operations - 500 active clients - PAR30<10% - Audited financial statements for the past three years - Operational self-sufficiency ratio 90% - At least one loan from an external agency on which it has been

making regular repayments* - MIX Market profile* - Rating by a recognized microfinance rating agency in past 3 years* Contact - Ajaz Ahmed Khan (Khan@careinternational.org) Meeting - Will be in Battambang 22-29 April 2015 - Interested in funding rice mill with potential to also fund microloans * Not a strict requirement

OIKOCREDIT Requirements: - No strict criteria; look primarily at impact - Use self-developed Environment and Social Impacts and Governance

Structure (“ESG’’) scorecard - Primary indicator is PPI and Microfinance Transparency Certification

Debt Structure: - Euro or USD denominated - $50,000 - $10,000,000 - 1-6 year tenor Other - Provide funding for skill development in risk management, SPM, market

analysis, product development, agricultural value chain finance Apply: - Oikocredit Application - office.kh@oikocredit.org

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