Partner Description (provided by KosInvest):

Last updated May 10, 2012

KosInvest started its operations in Kosovo in October 2001 as a micro-enterprise development division of World Vision. It's been a separate entity since January 2007. KosInvest operates exclusively in rural areas and is helping people generate more income and improve their living conditions.

As of December 2011, KosInvest had an outstanding portfolio totaling USD$4.4 million and 2,769 active clients. About 53% of these clients are women. Since it started providing loans, KosInvest has helped create 7,100 new jobs, and has positively impacted more than 40,000 children. All told, it has disbursed 12,683 loans amounting to USD$24.7 million.

KosInvest offers a wide range of loan products, including loans for micro and small enterprises, livestock purchases, women-headed households, general consumption, fiscal security, housing, and to fit agricultural schedules. In addition to loans, the organization provides business development services, helping clients calculate and manage their cash flows and create successful business plans.

In 2011, KosInvest won the Social Performance Reporting Award in the Silver Category from the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX). The organization is member of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Kosovo (AMIK), and of the Microfinance Centre and MIX.