News & Updates
AMFIU President’s Speech at the Microfinance and Savings Groups Conference 2024
As AMFIU we bring together sector players whose mandate is to provide financial services to the economically active poor, targeting vulnerable economic segments like the youth, women, refugees and people with disabilities all the greater population that continue to be...
Stakeholders discuss Pertinent Issues at the Microfinance and Savings Group Conference 2024
The microfinance stakeholders recently met to discuss pertinent issues at the Microfinance and Savings Group Conference 2024 organized by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) in collaboration with AMFIU and other stakeholders. The...
Microfinance and Savings Group Conference 2024
The National Microfinance and Savings Group Conference, has been organized by the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development in collaboration with AMFIU and other stakeholders in the microfinance industry. The conference is scheduled to take place from 17th...
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024
AMFIU would like to announce to all esteemed members that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for this year is scheduled to take place on 21st June 2024 at Hotel Africana in Kampala, starting at 8:30 AM. The theme for this year's AGM is 'Strengthening the microfinance...
The Performance Monitoring Tool (PMT) upgraded to also capture ESG indicators
AMFIU is thrilled to announce a significant upgrade to the Performance Monitoring Tool (PMT), a vital resource for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Uganda. Originally developed in 2003 through collaboration with industry stakeholders, and subsequently enhanced in...
AMFIU Executive Director on Celebrating 25 Years of Existence
It is my distinct pleasure and honor to be part of this great milestone when AMFIU is hitting 25 years in operation. I wish to take this opportunity to highlight a few developments, observations and challenges in the sector. Looking back 25 years ago, we celebrate the...
UGX 28,196,332,673 disbursed by microfinance institutions towards Water and Sanitation
According to recent data, 27 AMFIU member institutions have disbursed a total of UGX 28,196,332,673 towards water and sanitation initiatives. As part of AMFIU's commitment to financial inclusion, the association is assisting its members in developing social loan...
Innovations to boost Agriculture financing in the Microfinance Sector
Agriculture financing has been a big challenge for the microfinance industry because of the various risks associated with it. However, recent years have seen an increase in the number of MFIs, donors and wholesale lenders interested in promoting agriculture financing....
Dissemination of AMFIU’s Agri-Finance Catalogue and Agriculture Product Prototype
AMFIU recently hosted a workshop to disseminate the findings of the Agri-Finance Catalogue and Agriculture product prototype. The national dissemination workshop served as a platform for engaging stakeholders, sharing knowledge, and gathering feedback on the developed...
Online Training Platform launched
AMFIU, known for its physical training sessions, has faced limitations in reaching a wider audience due to resource constraints. To overcome this challenge and enhance engagement with members, AMFIU has unveiled an innovative online training platform. This platform...
Refining agricultural products to increase uptake: Experience from 3 SACCOs in Western Uganda
Agriterra, in collaboration with SNV Netherlands Development Organization through the TIDE2 project is creating an environment that fosters access to more appropriate and sustainable access to agri-finance products. This is done through strengthening SACCOs to offer...
Microfinance Sector Performance Report 2023 (Download Now)
AMFIU receives a Gender Equality Seal Awards from UNDP
AMFIU was honored to receive a Gender Equality Seal Award from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU) during the recent Gender Equality Seal (GES) Awards ceremony. The GES Awards aim to acknowledge private...
Understanding sound practices in Microfinance
Sound practices are the ways of planning and doing things at policy, governance, managerial and operational levels that help Microfinance Institutions and other players in the microfinance industry to become more effective, efficient and to register enhanced...
Managing Liquidity for Digital Financial Services
Liquidity management represents both cash management and float management each of which represent different challenges and require different solutions. The challenges for managing rural liquidity are greater simply because there are typically fewer agents, fewer...
UGAFODE Microfinance collaborates with AMFIU to deliver financial literacy education to Refugees
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (MDI) has partnered with AMFIU to provide financial literacy education to refugees in Nakivale Refugee Camp. The goal of this initiative is to support refugees and host communities in improving their financial management skills, engaging...
Study reveals low financial knowledge among persons with disabilities
AMFIU in partnership with opportunity bank recently conducted a study determine the level of financial literacy knowledge of persons with disability. The study was undertaken among the isave groups in eastern Uganda. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies...