Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 9082
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Kenya Rural Enterprise Program
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

K-Rep Development Agency is implementing the HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons savings and credit scheme known as FAHIDA project. The activity will build on the original program implemented by KDA in Western Kenya. KDA will focus on improving and increasing the microfinance products and services provided to HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons. It will also focus on improving service quality and supervision at all levels of the project.To improve on quality of service offered, attention will be given to the current processes with a view to making them more efficient. Processes and systems and human resource capacity will need to be enhanced to ensure their effective and efficient delivery of services. Specific targets will be developed on the basis of an annual review and business planning exercises for each of the five proposed regional offices and field office. The microfinance planning tool known as Microfin will be used for planning. Developing an efficient and effective process for the cycle of planning, monitoring and review will be at the heart of creating a sufficiently low-cost but robust supervisory function. After the phase out period, considering sustainability of the program, it is to be spinned off to offer financial services to HIV/AIDS infected and affected clients. The establishment of clear and relevant results will be essential to providing appropriate incentives to field staff. Because of the expansiveness of the area under operation there was need to purchase the vehicles. We purchased two vehicles for the project to be used for monitoring the activities in the 17 field offices. This activity supports GHI/LLC and is completely funded with pipeline funds in this budget cycle.

Funding for Care: Adult Care and Support (HBHC): $0

The project will create a sustainable Savings and Credit Scheme for HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons by refining and developing the microfinance products being offered to clients, increasing the loan portfolio, introducing microleasing product development, achieving sustainability of the project at the end of five years. The project will expand the program services to all provinces in Kenya and provide basic business management training to clients. The project will carry out impact assessment and computerise the monitoring system.