Organisation

Microfinance Centre
Organisation general information
Organisation name: 
Microfinance Centre
Founding year: 
1997
Country: 
Poland
Total number of staff: 
11
Resources dedicated to microfinance: 
11
Percentage of microfinance activities: 
Between 70 and 100%
Type of organisation: 
Non profit
 
NGO, Network / Foundation
Organisation's contact person
Contact person: 
Grzegorz Galusek
Address: 
Noakowskiego 10/38
00-666
Warsaw
Poland
Phone: 
+48 (22) 622 3465 ext. 200
Organisation summary
Mission: 

Our mission is to contribute to poverty reduction and the development of human potential by promoting a socially-oriented and sustainable microfinance sector that provides adequate financial and non-financial services to a large numbers of poor families and micro-entrepreneurs.

Countries of intervention: 
Africa
Asia
Europe
Areas of intervention: 
  • Macro level: Prudential regulation, Supervision, Interest rates and rate caps, Client protection, Supporting networks and associations, Strengthening national/regional microfinance support sector, Capacity building (focused on all MFIs), Non-prudential regulation, Research
  • Intermediate level: Community-based finance solutions, Rural finance, Value chain development, Post-conflict/disaster microfinance, Business development services, Social impact/performance, Environmental microfinance, Urban finance, Gender, Youth
  • Micro level: Financial product development and innovation, Energy products, or other products related to environmental issues, Delivery models (group, indiv.), Performance (financial and social), Ratings and external audits, MFI operations (e.g. general management, governance, finance and accounting, staff training, recuiting), Strategic planning, Marketing, Graduation of MFIs, Risk management, Management information systems
  • Other themes: Academic research, Impact and performances studies, Sector mapping, Evaluation
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