Inclusive Rural Finance

Tajikistan-Women

… expanding financial services to rural populations through innovation and support to a range of partners, enhancing their capacity to offer services, increasing economic activity and decreasing poverty in rural areas

MEDA helps financial institutions respond to the unique needs of rural populations by expanding outreach and product diversity in rural areas, by improving efficiency and quality of services and by facilitating linkages with the formal financial sector.
In 2004, MEDA launched MiCrédito, a Nicaraguan MFI, to meet demand for rural microfinance services. MiCrédito now serves 3,300+ clients, 40% of whom are rural. In Tajikistan, MEDA partnered with IMON International to expand their loan portfolio to include smallholder farmers.