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Microfinance in Sierra Leone: Country Profile

Loans: 2.1 million (USD, 2010)

Active borrowers: 19,990 (2010)

Deposits
Total value of all deposit accounts
Deposits: 483,643.5 (USD, 2010)

Depositors: 20,050 (2010)

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MFIs (12)

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
ARD	2008	4	1,210,411	12,666
BRAC - SLE	2010	3	1,690,034	16,837
CEDA Sierra Leone	2007	3	143,690	1,640
Finance Salone	2007	4	2,457,753	22,926
GGEM Microfinance Services Ltd.	2010	4	458,309	3,153
Hope Micro	2009	4	1,338,951	20,760
LAPO-SLE	2009	3	869,359	11,322
Luma	2009	3	151,620	2,425
MMCB	2007	4	384,992	1,754
ProCredit Bank - SLE	2008	1	5,677,884	3,473
SMT	2011	3	1,076,691	7,877
YCB	2007	3	59,919	1,154

Funders

Funders (3)

Name	Website	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
CORDAID	www.cordaid.nl	6	ARD CEDA Sierra Leone Finance Salone GGEM Microfinance Services Ltd. Hope Micro Luma
DOEN	www.doen.nl	1	ProCredit Bank - SLE
UNCDF	www.uncdf.org	10	ARD CEDA Sierra Leone Finance Salone GGEM Microfinance Services Ltd. Hope Micro LAPO-SLE MMCB ProCredit Bank - SLE SMT YCB

Networks

Networks (3)

Name	Website	Headquarter Country	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
AMT	www.amt-forum.org	Luxembourg	1	SMT
ARC	www.archq.org	United States	1	Finance Salone
Sierra Leone Association of Microfinance Institutions		Sierra Leone	1	CEDA Sierra Leone

Service Providers

Service Providers (6)

Name	Website	Institution Type	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
CORDAID	www.cordaid.nl	NGO	6	ARD CEDA Sierra Leone Finance Salone GGEM Microfinance Services Ltd. Hope Micro Luma
Crystal Clear Software, Ltd.	www.loanperformer.com	Technology Provider	7	ARD CEDA Sierra Leone Finance Salone GGEM Microfinance Services Ltd. Hope Micro Luma SMT
Kiva	www.kiva.org	Peer-to-peer Lender	3	ARD LAPO-SLE SMT
Kopo Kopo	www.kopokopo.com	Technology Provider	1	Hope Micro
Kredits	www.kredits.com	Technology Provider	1	SMT
MITAF	www.mitaf.esglobal.com	Development Program	1	CEDA Sierra Leone

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