Mali > Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children

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Field Partner:

Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children

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21 months

5386

$1,068,600

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

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Kiva Fundraising Status

Fundraising Status:	Active
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Network Affiliation:	None
Social Performance Reporting Level:	N/A
Consumer Protection Principles:	N/A
Field Partner Website:	None
Email Contact:	None

Soro Yiriwaso targets the most underprivileged group in Malian society, rural women. Its mission is to increase economic opportunities for disadvantaged Malian entrepreneurs, particularly women.

Soro's objectives are to facilitate access of disadvantaged women to the resources and services necessary to grow their income generating activities, to support co-operation between members of the association; and to promote the economic and social education of women.

Soro Yiriwaso is a registered Malian non-profit organization which uses credit group guarantee loan system developed by Save the Children. They also offer individual loans to good customers.

Repayment Performance on Kiva

		This Field Partner	All Kiva Partners
	Start Date On Kiva	Feb 12, 2008	Oct 12, 2005
	Total Loans	$1,068,600	$102,099,460
	Amount of Raised Inactive Loans	$0	$132,200
	Number Of Raised Inactive Loans	0	206
	Amount of Paying Back Loans	$493,625	$44,850,725
	Number Of Paying Back Loans	563	63,542
	Amount of Ended Loans	$574,975	$57,116,535
	Number Of Ended Loans	702	83,637
	Delinquency Rate	0.00%	4.27%
	Amount of Paying Back Loans Delinquent	$0	$1,913,000
	Amount of Paying Back Loans	$493,625	$44,850,725
	Number of Paying Back Loans Delinquent	0	6,018
	Default Rate	0.00%	1.96%
	Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted	$0	$1,119,957
	Amount of Ended Loans	$574,975	$57,116,535
	Number Of Ended Loans Defaulted	0	3,369
	Currency Exchange Loss Rate	0.00%	0.00%
	Amount of Currency Exchange Loss	$0	$0
	Refund Rate	0.00%	1.09%
	Amount of Refunded Loans	$0	$1,112,375
	Number Of Refunded Loans	0	1,446
Updated as of November 22, 2009 1:28 AM

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

		This Field Partner	All Kiva Partners
	Loans to Women Entrepreneurs	88.53%	78.20%
	Average Loan Size	$198	$403
	Average Individual Loan Size	$652	$591
	Average Group Loan Size	$960	$1,494
	Average Number Of Entrepreneurs Per Group	6.2	0
	Average GDP Per Capita (PPP) in Local Country	$1,200	$3,465
	Average Loan Size / GDP Per Capita (PPP)	70.40%	11.64%
	Average Time To Fund A Loan	4.21 days	2.27 days
	Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan	$47.13	$177.70
	Average Loan Term	6.92 months	9.31 months
Updated as of November 22, 2009 1:28 AM

Journaling Performance on Kiva

		This Field Partner	All Kiva Partners
	Total Journals	1035	51643
	Journal Coverage	74.94%	28.18%
	Journal Coverage, Kiva Fellows	0.00%	0.21%
	Journal Frequency (Average Per Loan Per Year)	1.29	0.32
	Average Number Of Recommendations Per Journal	9.76	10.30
Updated as of November 22, 2009 1:28 AM

Borrowing Cost Comparison

	This Field Partner	Median for MFI Peers in Country	All Kiva Partners
Average Interest Rate and Fees Borrowers Pay (Portfolio Yield)	24%	21%	35.21%
Average Loan Size (% of Per Capita Income)	20%	56%	23.43%
Average Partner Return On Assets	N/A	N/A	0.24%