Inkomoko
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Partner Description:
Inkomoko, formally called African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC), is a business accelerator program that aims to help African youth-led enterprises grow and create new jobs for the poor in their communities. This unique, comprehensive program is committed to addressing the unemployment problem in Rwanda and Kenya and capitalizing on the opportunity for sustainable small and medium enterprise (SME) growth to fill a demonstrated need in East Africa.
The program offers business training to young entrepreneurs to enhance their practical skills in accounting, finance, marketing and more. Additionally, Inkomoko provides tailored, real-time support to new entrepreneurs by connecting them with mentors from around the world and providing them with technical assistance and access to capital.
60% of the population in Rwanda is under 24, and roughly 20% is between the ages of 15 and 24. It’s estimated that between now and 2020, two million jobs will have to be created in order to accommodate the growing population of young entrants into the labor market. With more than 10 million people entering Africa’s labor force each year, it’s important to find solutions to the continent’s youth unemployment problem.
By accelerating the growth of some of the country’s 190,000 micro-entrepreneurs, and turning them into job creators, Inkomoko believes it will have the strongest impact on sustainable SME development in Rwanda.
Kiva lenders’ funds are used to impact more entrepreneurs in the country and create more job opportunities.
A unique lending approach:
Inkomoko aims to support and invest in young entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success at a small scale, and help them grow their businesses to create jobs for others in their communities. Each year, Inkomoko recruits and selects 100 entrepreneurs to participate in a two-year business accelerator. Once identified through competitive applications, entrepreneurs receive business training to sharpen their skills.
Overall, the organization works in three areas: a) focus on existing entrepreneurs to provide them additional support to expand the business and become more successful. b) develop entrepreneurial capacity by providing practical, strategic and hands-on mentoring and training to equip entrepreneurs with hard and soft skills needed for growth. c) remove barriers to growth by providing technical assistance and deliver curriculum on practical skills and building individual capacity.
Inkomoko currently offers a business loan program which is offered exclusively for the entrepreneurs that are part of the accelerator program. The goal of this program is to help entrepreneurs withstand low cash flow periods and purchase capital equipment and inventory to increase capacity, as they are growing their business in order to access larger, longer term financing in the future.
Inkomoko partners with African Innovation Prize, incubators, technical schools including the Akilah Institute for Women, Rwanda Development Board, GroFin, and many others to receive referrals of high growth potential enterprises.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Start Date On Kiva | Jul 31, 2013 | Oct 12, 2005 | |
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Total Loans | $4,693,500 | $1,781,490,640 | |
Amount of raised Inactive loans | $375 | $814,125 | |
Number of raised Inactive loans | 1 | 851 | |
Amount of Paying Back Loans | $1,311,225 | $156,994,320 | |
Number of Paying Back Loans | 528 | 182,938 | |
Amount of Ended Loans | $3,381,900 | $1,618,488,995 | |
Number of Ended Loans | 3,292 | 2,146,809 | |
Delinquency Rate | 7.95% | 15.83% | |
Amount in Arrears | $72,255 | $15,422,675 | |
Outstanding Portfolio | $750,006 | $97,411,333 | |
Number of Loans Delinquent | 239 | 83,464 | |
Default Rate | 2.16% | 1.71% | |
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted | $73,115 | $27,722,888 | |
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted | 21 | 72,076 | |
Currency Exchange Loss Rate | 0.01% | 0.46% | |
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss | $418 | $9,555,807 | |
Refund Rate | 0.33% | 0.56% | |
Amount of Refunded Loans | $15,275 | $10,002,420 | |
Number of Refunded Loans | 10 | 9,208 |
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Loans to Women Borrowers | 45.45% | 77.84% | |
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Average Loan Size | $1,190 | $389 | |
Average Individual Loan Size | $1,228 | $594 | |
Average Group Loan Size | $1,394 | $1,844 | |
Average number of borrowers per group | 8.8 | 8.2 | |
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country | $1,700 | $5,624 | |
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) | 70.02% | 6.92% | |
Average Time to Fund a Loan | 8.89 days | 8.48 days | |
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan | $133.88 | $45.89 | |
Average Loan Term | 9.03 months | 11.39 months |
Journaling Performance on Kiva
This Field Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Total Journals | 1,390 | 1,086,263 | |
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Journaling Rate | 39.22% | 42.54% | |
Average Number of Comments Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.03 | |
Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.62 |
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)
This Field Partner | Median for MFI's in Country | All Kiva Partners | ||
Average Cost to Borrower | 9% APR | 31.00% PY | 26.18% PY | |
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Profitability (return on assets) | N/A | -3.2% | 0.00% | |
Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) | N/A | 81.00% | 0.00% |
Country Fast Facts
- Country:
- Rwanda
- Capital:
- Kigali
- Official Language:
- Kinyarwanda only (official) 93.2%, Kinyarwanda and other language(s) 6.2%, French (official) and other language(s) 0.1%, English (official) and other language(s) 0.1%, Swahili 0.02%, other 0.03%, unspecified 0.3%
- Population:
- 12,337,138
- Avg Annual Income:
- $1,700
- Labor Force:
- agriculture: 90%, industry and services: 10%
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- 44.90%
- Literacy Rate:
- 70.50%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 59.59 deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- N/A years
Field Partner Staff
Inkomoko APIWivine Bazizane RUSINGIZA
Abirengeye charite
Yvon Christian Ntwali
Tabitha Erupe
David Indekwe
Rachel Ingabire
Placide Iradukunda
Daisy Iribagiza
Edward Irura
Belyse Isimbi
Diana Kabega
Hussein Kadweka
Pierra Kimathi
Sara Leedom
claude MAZIMPAKA
Metissa Mpore
Thierry Mugabe
Natacha Murekezi
Emery Musonerwa
Doreen Mutesi
Charles Muyango
Samuel Mwangangi
Edyson Mwenedata
Innocent Nsazabaganwa
Frederic Nzayiramya
Julienne Oyler
Joyce Rurangwa Umwungeri
Jean De Dieu Twizeyimana
Sharon Umutesi