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Partner Description:

Ebo SACCO is a member based savings and credit union operating in western Uganda. They were founded in 1995 with the mission of providing sustainable financial services that promote livelihoods of the economically active members in rural areas while preserving the environment. They achieve this goal through provision of savings and credit products targeting rural based small-holder farmers, women and youth.


A Unique Lending Approach:


Ebo SACCO uses funding from Kiva to target underserved small-holder farmers, women, youth and households in need o renewable energy alternatives. Kiva enables the partner to expand their client network to reach more underserved communities in rural areas of Uganda.


Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Oct 22, 2024 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $138,500 $2,061,712,330
Amount of raised Inactive loans $1,925 $379,125
Number of raised Inactive loans 3 306
Amount of Paying Back Loans $136,300 $151,582,105
Number of Paying Back Loans 263 180,570
Amount of Ended Loans $275 $1,864,456,995
Number of Ended Loans 1 2,517,148
Delinquency Rate 0.00% 11.58%
Amount in Arrears $0 $10,582,819
Outstanding Portfolio $37,423 $91,420,687
Number of Loans Delinquent 0 34,389
Default Rate 0.00% 1.83%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $0 $34,072,925
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 0 91,307
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.47%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $12,915,654
Refund Rate 0.00% 0.55%
Amount of Refunded Loans $0 $11,263,070
Number of Refunded Loans 0 9,868

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 57.90% 78.52%
Average Loan Size $489 $393
Average Individual Loan Size $508 $585
Average Group Loan Size $1,256 $1,914
Average number of borrowers per group 5 8.3
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $1,800 $5,593
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 27.19% 7.03%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 8.22 days 9.14 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $59.53 $43.02
  Average Loan Term 12.88 months 11.5 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 0 1,228,670
  Journaling Rate 0.00% 41.93%
  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 2009 data)

    This Lending Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower N/A N/A 27.12% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) N/A N/A -1.71%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A N/A 0.00%

Country Fast Facts

Lending Partner Staff

PHIONAH AGABIRWE
LOICE ARINAITWE
SANDRA ARINANYE
JALIA ATUHAIRWE
BABRAH ATWEBEMBEIRE
SHARLOTE AYEBAZIBWE
LILIAN BUSINGYE
ARINDA GODWIN
Sheba Keirungi
BRENDA KYAMPAIRE
PRISCA KYASIMIIRE
ADRINE MURUNGI
RABECCA NAGASHA
STELLAH NATURINDA
UNITH NATURINDA
ANNAH NIMUSIIMA
KYAGIZIRE SAPHRA
Evadio Tumwesigye