In spite of decades of attempts to reduce poverty through government programmes and international aid, it is estimated that there are still more than 350 million people in India living under the international poverty line.
What is the IntelleCash Microfinance Network Programme?
IntelleCash is the first initiative in India to apply the principles of business franchising to the microfinance sector through provision of a standardized microfinance
solutions package, suitably customized to meet the contextual needs of our network
partners.
In doing so, we provide microfinance entrepreneurs with the skills, experience and guidance they need to ensure that their venture is a success from day one.
The IntelleCash network partners enjoy the support of the following partners in the IntelleCash project. Each are leaders in the sector, and have been instrumental in shaping the IntelleCash programme.
Click below to see three mini-documentaries on the impact of IntelleCash on our
network partners.
All interviews were conducted with staff from Aajeevika, Intellecash
network partner, North West Delhi, in 2008.
Aajeevika has been operating in the impoverished relocation slums of North Delhi
for more than three years.
Its goal has been to reach out to some of the most disadvantaged women in the community,
providing them with access to credit to support their families through entrepreneurship.
Aajeevika has been operating in the impoverished relocation slums of North Delhi for more than three years.
Its goal has been to reach out to some of the most disadvantaged women in the community, providing them with access to credit to support their families through entrepreneurship.
Originally an independent microfinance organisation, Aajeevika opted to become an IntelleCash network partner in 2007.
Since then, it has passed through five of the six IntelleCash lifecycle phases, and is currently at Phase 6: Grow. In that time it has seen its performance improve dramatically, with a particular reduction in rates of ‘Portfolio At Risk’( outstanding overdue repayments).
Click on the links below to explore the slum communities that Aajeevika helps and read a profile of one of its branch managers.
