CRAN
Mission:
To employ micro-finance as a tool for poverty reduction in several distressed rural areas of Ghana.
Background and Main Challenges: 
CRAN comes from an NGO background with a clear commitment to fight rural poverty and deprivation in Ghana.

Key Challenge: Limited funds for capitalization as against an ever-rising demand for micro-loans
Address: 
SIC Building on Cape Coast - Takoradi Road P.O. Box UC 97
Cape Coast
Central Region
Box UC 97
Ghana
Phone: 
+233 42 33572
Fax: 
+233 42 34218
Email: 
akucran [at] yahoo [dot] com
Website: 
www.cran.org
Main Funding Sources: 
Grants
Loans
Savings
Products and Services: 
Loans
Voluntary Savings
Training and Consulting
Products: 
-Short-term business loans (STPL)
- Long term business loans (LTBL)
- Small Enterprise development loans (SEDL)
- Inventory loans (IL)
Services Provided: 
Business Development Services
Education
Other
Looking for (Investment Types): 
Loans in Local Currency
Donations
Guarantees
Capacity Building Grants
Other Investment
Loans in US$
% Operations Comprised by MF: 
61 - 70
Date established: 
Jan 1 1992
FYE: 
31-Dec
Current Legal Status: 
NGO
Regulated: 
no

Partnerships

Current
Name Relationship
AMT Network Affiliation
CORDAID Funding
Crystal Clear Software, Ltd. Vendor
GHAMFIN Network Affiliation
IS Fund Partner
Kiva Funding
Planet Rating Rating
The Rating Fund Partner

At a glance

  • Assets
  • Gross Loan Portfolio
  • Equity

Contacts

  • Bruce Aubyn
    nanabuabin [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk
    +233 42 33572
  • George Tokpo
    Director of Microfinance
    georgetokpo [at] yahoo [dot] com
    +233 244 826788
  • Patrick Agbesinyale
    CEO - Executive Director
    agbesi38 [at] hotmail [dot] com
    +233 208 195 279

References

Hans Griffioen