Renewable Energy in Oikocredit: A Strategic Investment Growth Area

Debbie Gapas-Country Manager, Oikocredit Philippines

Oikocredit, EDCS Philippines

Our Mission

Oikocredit as a worldwide cooperative society

promotes global justice by challenging

people, churches and others to share their

resources through socially responsible

investments and by empowering

disadvantaged people with credit.

Who are eligible as partners?

• Cooperatives and community-based organizations

• Development organizations or NGOs

• Microfinance institutions or MFIs

• Social Enterprises

• Private entrepreneurs or organizations working with

the poor or marginalized

• Fair trade organizations

Our Experience since 1975

• over 3 decades of development finance experience

• a unique example and global reference of a socially committed private investment vehicle

Oikocredit presence worldwide

Oikocredit offers funding to partners in close to 70 countries

Facts & figuresFUNDING = € 591 million outstanding

At 31 December 2013

  * including microcredit, SME finance and wholesale funding

By Region By Sector

Southeast Asia Region

Focus Countries- PHILIPPINES (1989)- CAMBODIA (2003)

Expansion Area- VIETNAM (2008)- LAOS (2009)- INDONESIA

Facts & Figures: SEA (as of 31 December 2013)

78 project partners, involving 56 MFIs

4760%

1519%

1418%

23%

No. of Projects

Philippines CambodiaIndonesia Vietnam/Laos

€ 53.688 million outstanding portfolio investments

€18.4M34%

€33.8M

63%

€1M2%

€0.3M 1%Portfolio

Philippines CambodiaIndonesia Vietnam/Laos

Facts & Figures: SEA (as of 31 December 2013)

• Funding by Sector

€50.9M95%

€1.6M3%

€1.2M2%

Microfinance

Other

Agriculture

SEA strategic focus

Enhance entrepreneurial + social development

capacities of institutional partners

Development financing

Organizational development

Partners’ Capacity Building

• Financial intermediaries• Agriculture/value chain• Fair trade/trade

• Risk management• Product development• Market positioning• Social performance

• Management systems enhancement

• Staff development• Partners’ feedback • Risk management +

control

Economic and social gains/impact for disadvantaged groups

Strategic Growth Areas (2014-2016)

Agri value-chain financing

Primary Production through MF

partners

Agri-Processing as direct loans

Trading & Marketing as direct

loans

3rd sector with potential for growth

Renewable energy Housing Health and Education

90%

7%3%

MFAGRINON-AGRI

Facts & Figures: PH (as of 31 December 2013)

€ .588 M€ 1.3 M

€ 16.54 MTotal Portfolio: € 18.4 M

Geographical Distribution

• 19 partners

• 12 partners• 16 partners

Over Php1.1B in (€ 18.4 M)

investments involving 47

projects

As of 31 December 2013

For additional information

 Oikocredit, EDCS, Philippine Representative Office

Unit 502 Transorient Maritime Bldg.

#66 Timog Ave., Quezon City 1103

Phone number:  (02) 929 3235/ 410 2399

Email: office.ph@oikocredit.org

www.sea.oikocredit.coop

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