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Village savings and loans associations (VSLA) model in Egypt [electronic resource].

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Rihan, Jacinthe Ibrahim

Language: English Summary language: Arabic Description: p.402-421Other title:

نموذج جمعيات الإدخار والإقراض القروى فى مصر [Added title page title]

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Journal of agricultural research Kafrelsheikh Univeristy, 2012 v. 38 (3) [electronic resource].

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In: Journal of Agricultural Research Kafrelsheikh Univeristy 2012.v.38(3)Summary: The Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) model is a self-managed and self-capitalized microfinance methodology. The model supports its members to mobilize and allocate local resources of finance; it offers savings, social solidarity funding and credit services in markets outside the reach of formal institutions. The model was developed by CARE International in Niger in 1991 and has spread to 54 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with over 4.6 million active participants worldwide. In Egypt, both Care and Plan organizations facilitate the model to support the expansion more for accessibility to microfinance services which can empower women by providing them with sources of credit, which can then be used for income-generating activities.

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The Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) model is a self-managed and self-capitalized microfinance methodology. The model supports its members to mobilize and allocate local resources of finance; it offers savings, social solidarity funding and credit services in markets outside the reach of formal institutions. The model was developed by CARE International in Niger in 1991 and has spread to 54 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with over 4.6 million active participants worldwide. In Egypt, both Care and Plan organizations facilitate the model to support the expansion more for accessibility to microfinance services which can empower women by providing them with sources of credit, which can then be used for income-generating activities.

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