Microfinance & ICT
The microfinance component of the STAR programme decided to focus on Management Information Systems after the conduction of a baseline study and identification workshops. Management information systems are key in order for organization to be able to adopt to new technologies as mobile banking or internet banking. Presently the majority of Hivos partners don't have a automated MIS or are not satisfied with the one they are working with.
Hivos is working together with IDRC and Grameen Technology Centre on an open source MIS called Mifos.
National Workshop Uganda
The national workshop in Uganda took place in June 2007 in Kampala.
The workshop is entitles: Needs identification for MFIs & Saccos
In this section you will find the workshop report.
National Workshop Tanzania
The national workshop in Tanzania took place on June 2007 in Dar es Salaam.
The workshop is entitled: ICT trends in Microfinance.
The main focus was on MIS, identification of needs and trends in the microfinance sector. The one day workshop was a success with 65 participants showing a keen interest.
First Regional Workshop
FiThe first regional workshop entitled: "Microfinance and ICTs "
The workshop took place in Nairobi, Kenya, September 2006. The programme, workshop report and presentations are uploaded in this section.
Baseline Findings
At the start the STAR programme conducted a baseline study among the participating microfinance organisations to find out about the current use of ICTs. The findings are published here. Both for the questionnaire findings as well as the face-to-face interview findings.