THE SMALL ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION NPC
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Who is our customer
The Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF) is a not-for-profit microfinance institution working towards the eradication of poverty by creating a supportive environment where credit and savings services foster sustainable income generation, job creation and social empowerment. SEF’s clients are majority (99%) females, with typical enterprises including fruit and vegetable sellers, new and used clothing, small convenience shops, and dressmakers.
What is our funding objective?
The goal of this project is to support SEF in designing and launching a Total Quality Management system that will ensure quality and compliance, accompanied by a set of tools to measure this on an ongoing basis.
Why do we fund this investment?
Improved efficiency, quality, and compliance collectively result in decreased internal risks for the organization, while simultaneously ensuring that SEF’s clients at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) receive consistently high quality service. This is in line with MASSIF’s vision that access to quality financial services should be available to all individuals regardless of their circumstances or wealth level.
More investments
| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 11/5/2021 | ZAR 50.00 MLN |
| 12/22/2022 | EUR 0.05 MLN |
| 11/24/2022 | ZAR 30.00 MLN |
| 1/21/2021 | ZAR 30.00 MLN |
- Website customer/investment
- http://www.sef.co.za
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 7/17/2017
- End date
- 8/8/2018
- Total FMO financing
- EUR 0.06 MLN
- Funding
- MASSIF
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - C