January-June 2011 Issue 4 Micro finance for All Alliance Newsletter “Together, we can andwe must create more inclusive financialsectors.”Kofi Annan In this issue: Focus: Senegal - A partnership agreement signed between HI and U-IMCED - Interview with Bassirou Ndour, Director of an IMCED office in Senegal The Center for Financial Inclusion launches the Smart Campaign which is establishing the principle of non- discrimination as essential Participation in the European Microfinance Week organised in Luxembourg, from November 2 to November 4, 2011 Interview with Bassirou Ndour, Director of the IMCEC Office in Kolda: “This partnership makes it more possible for us to reach vulnerable populations.” “What I especially appreciate in the work of Handicap International is that they have established the Guidance and Selection Committee (GSC), a committee to which the sponsor defends their project. U-IMCEC on this Committee. During the GSC, projects are pre- selected after often rich exchanges which reflect the variety of expertise on the committee. After the GSC, credit applications are submitted to our institution. The opinions expressed in the GSC facilitate our review ofAs an exceptional case, t he quarterly issue was not published, please accept our apology. 85 microprojects for professional inclusion have already been submitted to the GSC which is the guidance and selection committee created after the agreement was signed. 18 projects were accepted specifically in the field of handicrafts and services. Partnership Agreement Facilitating Access to Microcredit for PSHs signed between HI and U-IMCEC Focus Senegal A borrower from the U-IMCEC in front of her production ofhibiscus juice Moussa DIAMANKA, HI Project DirectorHandicap International (HI) and the Union des Institutions Mutualistes Communautaires d’Epargne et de Crédit (U-IMCEC) have signed a partnership agreement with the principal objective to facilitate access to credit for people with disabilities supporting projects ofprofessional inclusion. Sponsors whose applications are accepted may, if they wish to do so, receive a credit from the U-IMCEC. They prepare applications for this purpose. Such applications are reviewed in the Credit Committee of the IMCEC following its own criteria, but taking into account the provisions of the partnership agreement. The GSC is made up of various participants, including HI and the U-IMCEC. I am privileged to represent the
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