Alidé
Benin
September 11, 2011
As part of an ongoing effort to fully migrate risk ratings to our new and enhanced risk rating system, Kiva has conducted a re-assessment of the level of risk posed by this institution.
During this re-assessment, our analysts were able to gather updated operational and financial information about the institution, as well as speak with key members of the staff.
Kiva's new risk rating system, which now includes half stars, has enabled us to display Alidé's risk rating with a higher level of granularity. As a result, Alidé's risk rating will now be displayed as 2.5 stars instead of 3 stars.
We have prepared a blog post with more information on Kiva's new and enhanced risk rating system, along with a chart showing the relative magnitude of the overall changes for Kiva's portfolio. To view that, please go here: http://www.kiva.org/updates/kiva/2011/09/07/kiva-risk-ratings-now-with-half-stars.html.
Alidé has been informed of the change in the display of their rating on Kiva's website.
Status Update - September 17, 2009:
Kiva recently modified its methodology for assessing the level of risk presented by its Field Partners. This new process is more rigorous and measures partner performance along additional key dimensions of risk. The drop in Alidé’s risk rating stems directly from the switch to this new methodology and is not a reflection of any changes at the institution.
ALIDé (L’Association de Lutte pour la promotion des Initiatives de Développement)
Started in 2006 out of the institutional transformation of a French NGO (Initiative Développement), ALIDé made its reputation from being the first MFI to serve the two poorest neighborhoods in Cotonou: Placodji and Akpakpadodomé, which are essentially shantytown slums along the polluted lagoon which divides Cotonou in two. Now a fully independent Beninese NGO respected by the industry and its clients alike, ALIDé continues to work in those same neighborhoods but has also expanded its presence past Cotonou (Benin’s economic capital) and into Sémé-Podji, Allada, Porto-Novo (the administrative capital), Missérété, Adjarra, Dangbo, Avrankou, and Calavi.
In these communities, ALIDé works with marginalized people who have previously been excluded from formal credit and savings systems: women, widows, refugees, people with handicaps, people living with AIDS, etc. ALIDé offers not only micro-loans (including 0% interest Coup de Pousse loans for the very, very poor), but also well-needed savings options, free training sessions on health, finance, and loan management, and on-site social workers.
All of ALIDé’s nine offices are similar. The spaces are bare, but tidy. The walls are almost always a pale blue. ALIDé’s name, which means, “a path always exists [for the very poor],” in Fon, the local language, is proudly displayed in big letters next to the company’s logo, a man made out of cowry shells – cowry shells, once used as money in Benin, now a symbol of wealth. On any given day you can find a number of women in colorful dresses waiting patiently on the benches in each agency’s courtyard. They’re waiting to apply for loans, pick up their money, or make deposits and are generally happy and smiling, even if they have to wait for hours in the obtrusive midday heat. When you ask them what they think of ALIDé, they describe it as a godsend. Benin is a country with a history of slavery and communism, where more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line, where 65% are illiterate, and the median age is 17. It’s through loans like those from ALIDé that today’s generation of working poor can get enough capital to think beyond daily survival and establish the businesses they need to pull themselves out of poverty and ensure a better life for their children.
If you’re interested in more about Alidé or Benin, join the Friends of Benin lending team by clicking here: http://www.kiva.org/team/friends_of_benin.
Fondé en 2006 suite à la transformation institutionnelle du Programme Crédit Epargne de l’ONG française Initiative Développement, ALIDé est réputé pour être la première IMF qui a servi les quartiers les plus pauvres de Cotonou : deux bidonvilles qui s’appellent Placodji et Akpakpadodomé. Aujourd’hui ALIDé est une association béninoise indépendante, respectée aussi bien par l’industrie du micro crédit que par les clients. ALIDé travaille toujours dans ces deux premiers quartiers, mais c’est aussi implantée partout à Cotonou (capitale économique du Bénin) ainsi qu’à Sémé-Podji, Allada, Porto-Novo (la capitale administrative), Missérété, Adjarra, Dangbo, Avrankou, et Calavi.
Dans ces communautés, ALIDé sert les personnes les plus défavorisées et exclues des systèmes de crédit et d’épargne formels: les femmes, les veuves, les réfugies, les gens handicapés, les gens porteurs du VIH, etc. ALIDé offre des prêts (y compris les crédits « Coup de Pousse» qui sont offerts sans taux d’intérêt) et aussi des épargnes, des formations gratuites qui concernent la santé, les finances, les conditions d’octroi du crédit, et le conseil des travailleurs sociaux.
Tous les neuf bureaux de ALIDé sont semblables. Les espaces sont simples mais propres. Les murs sont presque toujours bleu pâle. Le nom ALIDé, qui signifie « un chemin existe toujours [pour les plus pauvres] » en Fon, la langue locale, est affiché avec fierté à côté du logo de ALIDé – un homme fait de coquillages cauris. Autrefois, les coquillages cauris étaient utilisés comme de l’argent ; maintenant ils sont un symbole de richesse. Tous les jours, on peut voir des femmes habillées en robes de couleurs vives attendant patiemment assises sur un banc dans la cour de chaque agence. Elles attendent pour demander un crédit, recevoir leur argent, ou encaisser un dépôt. Généralement, elles sont heureuses et souriantes, même si elles doivent attendre quelques heures dans la chaleur de l’après-midi. Quand vous leur demandez ce qu’elles pensent de ALIDé, elles le décrivent comme un don du ciel. Le Bénin est un pays avec une histoire fortement marquée par l’esclavage et le communisme, où presque un tiers de la population vit au-dessous du seuil de pauvreté, où 65% est analphabète, et l’âge moyen est 17 ans. C’est grâce aux prêts, comme ceux de ALIDé, que les pauvres peuvent recevoir assez de capital pour penser à autre chose que la survie au jour le jour et créer les entreprises qui peuvent les aider à sortir de la pauvreté et à assurer une meilleure vie pour leurs enfants.
Si vous êtes intéressés pour en savoir plus à propos de ALIDé ou du Bénin, s’inscrire à l’équipe de prêteurs « Friends of Benin » ici: http://www.kiva.org/team/friends_of_benin.
| This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
| Start Date On Kiva | Jan 29, 2008 | Oct 12, 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Loans | $1,674,400 | $280,866,475 | |
| Amount of Raised Inactive Loans | $0 | $8,475 | |
| Number Of Raised Inactive Loans | 0 | 16 | |
| Amount of Paying Back Loans | $637,400 | $76,717,975 | |
| Number Of Paying Back Loans | 786 | 92,492 | |
| Amount of Ended Loans | $1,037,000 | $204,140,025 | |
| Number Of Ended Loans | 2,624 | 280,128 | |
| Delinquency Rate | 0.89% | 2.44% | |
| Amount In Arrears | $3,374 | $1,253,784 | |
| Outstanding Portfolio | $378,828 | $51,303,862 | |
| Number of Loans Delinquent | 43 | 11,530 | |
| Default Rate | 0.12% | 1.12% | |
| Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted | $1,240 | $2,280,201 | |
| Amount of Ended Loans | $1,037,000 | $204,140,025 | |
| Number Of Ended Loans Defaulted | 10 | 6,779 | |
| Currency Exchange Loss Rate | 0.02% | 0.00% | |
| Amount of Currency Exchange Loss | $296 | $12,824 | |
| Refund Rate | 0.28% | 1.25% | |
| Amount of Refunded Loans | $4,725 | $3,520,925 | |
| Number Of Refunded Loans | 17 | 4,156 |
| This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
| Loans To Women Entrepreneurs | 91.72% | 74.89% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Loan Size | $250 | $389 | |
| Average Individual Loan Size | $376 | $618 | |
| Average Group Loan Size | $941 | $1,631 | |
| Average Number Of Entrepreneurs Per Group | 5.7 | 8 | |
| Average GDP Per Capita (PPP) in Local Country | $1,500 | $3,403 | |
| Average Loan Size / GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 16.68% | 11.42% | |
| Average Time To Fund A Loan | 2.43 days | 3.96 days | |
| Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan | $102.92 | $98.13 | |
| Average Loan Term | 9.88 months | 9.26 months |
| This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
| Total Journals | 1,232 | 131,523 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journaling Rate | 44.48% | 39.37% | |
| Average Number Of Comments Per Journal | 0.38 | 0.16 | |
| Average Number Of Recommendations Per Journal | 5.31 | 4.21 |
| This Field Partner | Median for MFI Peers in Country | All Kiva Partners | ||
| Average Interest Rate and Fees Borrowers Pay (Portfolio Yield) | 28.90% | 19.40% | 36.11% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Partner Return On Assets (Average Profitability) | -7.9% | -0.4% | -1.45% | |
| Average Loan Size (% of Per Capita Income) | 22.53% | 125.90% | 43.69% |
- Country:
- Benin
- Capital:
- Porto Novo
- Official Language:
- French
- Population:
- 8,078,314
- Avg Annual Income:
- $1,500
- Labor Force:
- As of 1996, the total labor force numbered 3.211 million. There is insufficient information to determine the labor force by occupation. However, 56% were primarily engaged in agricultural work.
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- 33% (2001 est.)
- Literacy Rate:
- 34.7%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 203 deaths deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- 53.44 years years
Field Partner Staff
Landry AkossehounAlain Dedo
Ercilla HOUNEDO
Valère Houssou
Michel Kouveglo
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