Innovative Approaches to Delivering Microfinance Services: The Managed ASCA Model in Kenya

• by Nthenya Mule, Susan Johnson, Robert Hickson and Wambui Mwangi
• Nov 1, 2001
• 1 min
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Examines the managed ASCAs operating in Central Province of Kenya. The study examines the strengths and weaknesses of this alternative approach to supporting financial services for the poor.

Examines the managed ASCAs operating in Central Province of Kenya. These ASCAs run on the basis of their own members’ savings as capital and pay a fee for management services provided by an MFI. The study examines the strengths and weaknesses of this alternative approach to supporting financial services for the poor.