Programa de Círculos de Economía Solidaria - ACJ Ecuador

Mission:

Impulsamos procesos de desarrollo humano desde lo local, con base en los principios cristianos, con énfasis en jóvenes niñas y niños, mediante el fortalecimiento de la ACJ

Background and Main Challenges:

CESOL-ACJ SE CREA COMO REPLICA DEL BANCOS GRAMEEN DE BANGLADESH COMO UNA SOLUCION A LOS PROBLEMAS DE FINANCIEAMIENTO DE LOS SECTORES POBRES DE QUITO EN EL AÑO 1999.

In 1999, by the time it started its operations, CESOL-ACJ had conceived its image as a replica of the Grameen bank of ... Read more

Address:

Benjamín Lastra y Primero de Mayo diagonal al estadio Chimbacalle

Quito

Pichincha

Ecuador

Phone:

593 2 2642892

Fax:

593 2 2640449

Website:

www.acjecuador.org

Main Funding Sources:

Loans

Shareholder Capital

Products and Services:

Loans

Training and Consulting

Services Provided:

Business Development Services

Other

Looking for (Investment Types):

Capacity-Building Grants

Donations

% Operations Comprised by MF:

51 - 60

Date established:

Feb 15 1997

FYE:

31-Dec

Current Legal Status:

NGO

Regulated:

Social Performance Profile


+ Mission specifics
+ Target markets (ranked by importance)
+ Development goals (ranked by importance)
+ Poverty targets
+ Governance
Has trained members of its board on social performance management
+ Range of products and services
+ Financial products and services offered
+ Credit products offered
Microcredit loans for microenterprises
+ Savings products offered
+ Compulsory insurance products required
+ Voluntary insurance products offered
+ Other financial products and services offered
+ Non-financial services offered
+ Enterprise services offered
+ Education services offered
+ Health services offered
+ Women's empowerment services offered
Leadership training for women
+ Products and services targeting the poor
Products and services specifically designed to target the poor:
+ Social responsibility to clients
+ Client protection principles in use
The loan approval process requires evaluation of borrower repayment capacity and loan affordability. Loan approval does not rely solely on guarantees (whether peer guarantees, co-signers or collateral) as a substitute for good capacity analysis.
Internal audits check household debt exposure, lending practices that violate procedures including unauthorized re-financing, multiple borrowers or co-signers per household, and other practices that could increase indebtedness.
Productivity targets and incentive systems value portfolio quality at least as highly as other factors, such as disbursement or customer growth. Growth is rewarded only if portfolio quality is high.
Prices, terms and conditions of all financial products are fully disclosed to the customer prior to sale, including interest charges, insurance premiums, minimum balances, all fees, penalties, linked products, third party fees, and whether these can change over time.
Staff is trained to communicate effectively with all customers, ensuring that they understand the product, the terms of the contract, their rights and obligations. Communications techniques address literacy limitations (e.g. reading contracts out loud, materials in local languages).
Acceptable and unacceptable debt collection practices are clearly spelled out in a code of ethics, book of staff rules or debt collection manual.
The organization's corporate culture values and rewards high standards of ethical behavior and customer service.
A mechanism to handle customer complaints is in place, has dedicated staff resources, and is actively used. (Suggestion boxes alone are generally not considered adequate.)
Customers know how their information will be used. Staff explains how data will be used and seeks permission for use.
+ Cost of services to clients
Flat interest method
+ Social responsibility to staff
+ Human resources
Equality (anti-discrimination, equal pay for men and women with equivalent skill levels)
+ Basis of staff incentives related to social performance
+ Social responsibility to the environment
+ Poverty measurement tools in use

Partnerships

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