Phase 1

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Credit and Savings Associations

Project completed

SDC financed the first phase of the “Rede das Caixas Rurais de Nampula” RCRN as part of the “Rural Development Programme”. The French organisation IRAM has been implementing the RCRN, and would continue to do so in the proposed second phase. As the project would be integrated into the Economic Development Domain of the Swiss Development Cooperation in Mozambique, SDC would conclude a contract directly with IRAM. The RCRN project has initiated and supported the establishment of community-based credit and savings associations in rural districts of Nampula Province. The General Objective of the proposed second phase is the creation of a commercially viable financial institution serving the credit and savings needs of people previously unable to access financial services, with a special focus on rural areas. To reach this objective, the second phase of the RCRN would focus on strengthening credit management in existing caixas, expanding the caixa network towards economically more dynamic areas (portfolio diversification), and introducing new products (e.g. SME loans).

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Mozambique	Employment & economic development nothemedefined Informal banking & insurance Employment creation SME development	01.08.2008 - 31.07.2012	CHF 3’600’000

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner International or foreign NGO Other international or foreign NGO North Implementing partner Implementing Partner
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 3’600’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 3’750’333
Project phases	Phase 5 15.05.2024 - 31.12.2027 (Current phase) Phase 4 08.03.2021 - 31.03.2024 (Completed) Phase 3 01.04.2018 - 31.12.2020 (Completed) Phase 2 01.07.2012 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) Phase 1 01.08.2008 - 31.07.2012 (Completed)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES INDUSTRY
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Informal and semi-formal financial intermediaries Employment policy and administrative management Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development
Cross-cutting topics	Specific project on gender equality The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
Finance type	Aid grant
Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
Project number	7F06373