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Microfinance in Nepal: Country Profile

MFIs (47)

Name	Date	Diamonds	Gross Loan Portfolio Gross Loan Portfolio Gross Loan Portfolio	Number of active borrowers Number of active borrowers Number of borrowers with loans outstanding
WHO	2006	1	0	0
WEAN	2006	1	47,968	677
WDCN	2011	4	1,525,692	9,233
WCS	2011	4	5,419,363	12,654
VYCCU	2011	4	3,095,003	2,145
UNYC	2011	4	1,226,747	8,857
SPGBB	2011	4	2,181,596	10,648
SOLVE	2011	4	831,671	5,452
SLBBL	2011	4	1,157,075	3,767
SCDC	2011	4	1,821,305	10,929
SB Bank	2011	4	18,167,645	69,211
Sahara Nepal SACCOS	2011	—	10,500,804	43,872
Sahara Mahila	2011	4	390,975	710
RWDC	2011	4	574,048	3,858
PGBB	2011	4	12,510,994	40,877
Padmawati	2008	1	1,441,710	567
NWCSC	2011	4	1,201,770	6,674
NSSC	2007	1	2,061,170	16,361
NMCSL	2008	1	3,622,754	4,965
Nirdhan	2011	4	28,421,064	98,965
Nilkhantha SACCOS	2011	4	231,601	395
NESDO	2011	4	3,865,174	19,653
NeRuDO	2011	4	1,995,098	—
Nerude	2011	4	8,237,770	44,445
MPGBB	2011	4	9,126,958	21,929
MGBB	2011	4	10,051,307	34,366
MBBL	2011	4	7,232,157	26,046
Manushi	2011	4	1,961,412	10,429
Mahuli	2011	4	2,424,777	16,903
Mahila Prayash	2011	4	508,909	669
Kerabari SACCOS	2011	4	106,010	506
Kalyan Nari	2011	1	129,619	544
JSCCS	2011	4	1,877,950	2,506
JBS	2011	4	11,135,921	61,258
Hatemalo	2011	4	505,451	620
GBNB	2011	4	11,584	35,923
FORWARD	2011	4	10,024,015	47,858
DEPROSC-Nepal	2010	4	11,027,538	39,710
DD Bank	2011	4	14,892,700	47,869
CYC	2008	1	523,075	—
CSD	2011	4	7,814,566	—
Chandeshwori	2008	1	2,368,296	598
CCODER	2001	1	13,169	94
CBB	2011	5	25,067,274	103,179
BMSCCSL	2011	4	282,591	836
BISCOL	2011	4	4,737,284	3,526
BAYOCA	2008	1	250,810	3,725

Funders (6)

Name	Website	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
ADB	www.adb.org	1	SCDC
FMDB	fmdb.com.np	4	BISCOL MBBL NESDO SCDC
Habitat for Humanity		1	Mahuli
IFC	www.ifc.org/...	1	Nirdhan
RMDC	www.rmdcnepal.com/...	14	BISCOL FORWARD JBS MBBL MGBB Mahuli Manushi NESDO NWCSC Nerude SB Bank SCDC SOLVE UNYC
UNCDF	www.uncdf.org	1	Mahuli

Networks (8)

Name	Website	Headquarter Country	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
BWTP	www.bwtp.org	Singapore	2	CBB WCS
CASHPOR	www.cashpor.org (under construction)	Malaysia	1	Nirdhan
CMF	www.cmfnepal.org	Nepal	23	BISCOL BMSCCSL CBB DD Bank FORWARD Hatemalo Kalyan Nari Kerabari SACCOS MBBL MGBB Mahila Prayash Manushi NSSC Nilkhantha SACCOS Nirdhan PGBB SB Bank SCDC SPGBB Sahara Mahila Sahara Nepal SACCOS VYCCU WCS
Habitat for Humanity International	www.habitat.org	United States	1	Mahuli
Mercy Corps	www.mercycorps.org	United States	1	Nirdhan
NEFSCUN	www.nefscun.org.np	Nepal	7	BMSCCSL Hatemalo JSCCS Mahila Prayash Nilkhantha SACCOS Sahara Nepal SACCOS VYCCU
NMBA		Nepal	5	DD Bank MGBB MPGBB SB Bank SPGBB
Save the Children	www.savethechildren.org	United States	3	BMSCCSL Nirdhan SCDC

Service Providers (5)

Name	Website	Institution Type	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
FAO-GTZ MicroBanking System	www.mbwin.net	Technology Provider	1	WCS
Good Return	www.goodreturn.org	Peer-to-peer Lender	1	Nirdhan
Habitat for Humanity		NGO	1	Mahuli
Kiva	www.kiva.org	Peer-to-peer Lender	1	BPW Patan
M-CRIL	www.m-cril.com	Rater	5	BISCOL FORWARD NESDO Nirdhan VYCCU