Last updated July 30, 2012

Partner Description:

Yayasan Sosial Bina Sejahtera (YSBS) is a non-governmental organization that has worked on poverty reduction, food security, gender issues, education, public health, and climate change in Central Java, Indonesia for over 40 years. Enjoying strong relationships with local and national governments and local Muslim leaders, YSBS now oversees several agencies including:

Education - Running 25 schools including five senior high school-level vocational schools.The vocational schools offer a balance of theoretical and practical training in various programs including light automotive, farming, fisheries, accounting, and sewing, and provide students with job placement services. Many Indonesian students attend vocational senior high schools, instead of general senior high school.

Women’s Self-Help Group - A microfinance program for women called Kelompok Swadaya Wanita (KSW) that serves over 2,000 women. The KSW program is driven by a social mission to empower women and alleviate poverty in rural parts of Indonesia. Financial education and savings are encouraged through KSW, and women are required to attend four training sessions prior to forming groups.  

Socio-economic development - Executing infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.

Charity and health - Providing services for the vulnerable including surgeries for prosthetic limbs, cysts and cleft lips, wheelchairs for the disabled, and transgender counseling.

Minomartani- A child sponsorship and nutrition program run in partnership with Child Fund.

YSBS also has a close affiliate, Yayasan Pembina Pendidikan Kemaritiman (YPPK), which runs Akademi Maritim Nusantara, a tertiary institute for maritime education. The academy teaches approximately 600 students across three disciplines: ship engineering, nautical science, and maritime economics.  

Kiva funding will be used to supplement and expand several YSBS and YPPK programs.
Kiva lenders have the opportunity to fund zero-interest student loans for poor and low-income students at the maritime academy, and YSBS’ senior high vocational schools. Other Kiva loans can be made to women in the KSW microfinance program.

Kiva HelpRepayment Performance on Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Aug 14, 2012 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $116,600 $426,347,875
Amount of Raised Inactive Loans $0 $232,675
Number Of Raised Inactive Loans 0 211
Amount of Paying Back Loans $116,600 $94,105,575
Number Of Paying Back Loans 91 101,728
Amount of Ended Loans $0 $332,009,625
Number Of Ended Loans 0 435,163
Delinquency Rate 0.00% 1.97%
Amount In Arrears $0 $1,188,111
Outstanding Portfolio $108,020 $60,351,625
Number of Loans Delinquent 0 9,474
Default Rate 0.00% 0.97%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $0 $3,220,059
Amount of Ended Loans $0 $332,009,625
Number Of Ended Loans Defaulted 0 9,823
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.02%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $77,435
Refund Rate 1.46% 0.95%
Amount of Refunded Loans $1,700 $4,068,925
Number Of Refunded Loans 2 4,589

Kiva HelpLoan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans To Women Entrepreneurs 38.71% 74.03%
Average Loan Size $601 $407
Average Individual Loan Size $1,140 $646
Average Group Loan Size $2,678 $1,744
Average Number Of Entrepreneurs Per Group 14 8
Average GDP Per Capita (PPP) in Local Country $4,458 $3,346
Average Loan Size / GDP Per Capita (PPP) 13.47% 12.17%
Average Time To Fund A Loan 1.62 days 4.68 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $369.80 $86.89
  Average Loan Term 62.51 months 9.61 months

Kiva HelpJournaling Performance on Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 112 203,555
  Journaling Rate 0.00% 39.96%
  Average Number Of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.11
  Average Number Of Recommendations Per Journal 0.02 2.72

Kiva HelpBorrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)

    This Field Partner Median for MFI Peers in Country All Kiva Partners
  Portfolio Yield N/A N/A 35.02%
  Profitability (Return on Assets) N/A N/A -0.38%
  Average Loan Size (% of Per Capita Income) N/A 25.10% 46.53%

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