Asante Kenya Foundation
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Status update — June 15, 2018
Kiva and Asante Foundation have agreed to end their partnership, as the organization is no longer in need of Kiva funding. Asante Foundation has fully paid its outstanding balance to Kiva, and these funds have been distributed to the lenders. Kiva thanks Asante Foundation for its partnership.
Partner description:
Asante Kenya Foundation is a social venture fund that invests financial and managerial support in social business startups in Kenya. The fund was designed to foster self-reliance in poor, rural communities, and has worked extensively with entrepreneurs in Kenya’s south coastal region.
In particular, the foundation works closely with smallholder farmers to help them utilize their land for maximum value with a micro-investment and to improve their financial security.
A unique lending approach:
Asante Kenya Foundation, in partnership with several organizations is piloting a new type of loan for smallholder rural farmers in southern Kenya to grow eucalyptus trees. By planting trees, Asante Kenya Foundation eases market pressure on indigenous forests while improving the degraded land on which farmers depend.
The loans will be in-kind, consisting of training, seedlings, fertilizer, and access to tractor and bed maker equipment. When the eucalyptus logs, biomass and essential oils are harvested, the foundation provides access to markets for the farmers.
While farmers are waiting for their eucalyptus trees to mature, short-term production of ginger root essential oil and moringa trees ensures a regular source of cash flow. All of a farmer’s ginger root and moringa harvest is bought by Asante Kenya Foundation and then sold to a number of buyers who's commitment is to source raw materials from smallholder farmers to impact rural communities.
Learning is facilitated through demonstration farms and contracts with large international organizations to ensure fair pricing, long-term sustainability and access to new markets.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Start Date On Kiva | Mar 29, 2016 | Oct 12, 2005 | |
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Total Loans | $49,800 | $2,056,238,590 | |
Amount of raised Inactive loans | $0 | $277,355 | |
Number of raised Inactive loans | 0 | 253 | |
Amount of Paying Back Loans | $500 | $158,100,775 | |
Number of Paying Back Loans | 1 | 187,973 | |
Amount of Ended Loans | $49,300 | $1,854,343,460 | |
Number of Ended Loans | 151 | 2,501,455 | |
Delinquency Rate | 100.00% | 12.27% | |
Amount in Arrears | $500 | $11,965,982 | |
Outstanding Portfolio | $0 | $97,560,700 | |
Number of Loans Delinquent | 1 | 63,552 | |
Default Rate | 0.00% | 1.84% | |
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted | $0 | $34,038,827 | |
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted | 0 | 91,258 | |
Currency Exchange Loss Rate | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss | $0 | $12,742,203 | |
Refund Rate | 0.60% | 0.55% | |
Amount of Refunded Loans | $300 | $11,261,520 | |
Number of Refunded Loans | 1 | 9,866 |
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Loans to Women Borrowers | 55.79% | 78.49% | |
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Average Loan Size | $327 | $393 | |
Average Individual Loan Size | $327 | $585 | |
Average Group Loan Size | $0 | $1,913 | |
Average number of borrowers per group | 0 | 8.3 | |
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country | $1,800 | $5,592 | |
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) | 18.19% | 7.03% | |
Average Time to Fund a Loan | 13.03 days | 9.13 days | |
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan | $25.14 | $43.04 | |
Average Loan Term | 12.38 months | 11.5 months |
Journaling Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Total Journals | 0 | 1,224,773 | |
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Journaling Rate | 0.00% | 41.91% | |
Average Number of Comments Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.02 | |
Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.55 |
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2016 data)
This Lending Partner | Median for MFI's in Country | All Kiva Partners | ||
Average Cost to Borrower | 6% APR | 36.00% PY | 26.61% PY | |
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Profitability (return on assets) | -12.1% | 0.5% | -1.37% | |
Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) | N/A | 56.00% | 0.00% |
Country Fast Facts
- Country:
- Kenya
- Capital:
- Nairobi
- Official Language:
- English (official), Kiswahili (official)
- Population:
- 45,010,056
- Avg Annual Income:
- $1,800
- Labor Force:
- agriculture: 75%, industry and services: 25%
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- 43.40%
- Literacy Rate:
- 87.40%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 40.71 deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- 63.52 years