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Addis Credit and Saving Institution

AdCSI is micro financial institution, which operates with in the boundaries of Addis Ababa City Administration. It was established & registered at the National Bank of Ethiopia on January, 2000. It is owned by six shareholders, namely, Addis Ababa City Administration, A.A. Women, Youth & Teachers associations' karaalo Akababi Hulegeb peasants cooperative & one physical person.

Vision

Vision Seeks to see reduction of poverty and un employment problem To be operationally and financially sustainable To be a Model MFI in the country as well as in Africa specially in urban MFI practice.

Mission

AdCSI's mission is to promote micro and small enterprises development to alleviate poverty and unemployment prevailing in the Addis Ababa City Administration through provision of sustainable financial and other related service with particular attention to women.

Objective

Provision of credit and saving services to as many active poor as possible; Enhance the development of micro and small enterprise:that all entrepreneurial activities with scale of micro and small should be given access to financial services; Give priority to women in the provision of financial services; Enhance the culture of saving by target people and wider public; Create long-term self employment in income generating activities; Assure financial & operational self sufficiency of the institution.

Target Groups

MSE operators & potential operators. Cooperatives Farmers with in the boundary of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa city government employee Special focus will be given for the disabled. Special focus will be given for HIV victims.

Governance

The highest body is the general assembly of share holders. Next to that the board of directors who are drawn from Addis Ababa city government of Bureau of Trade and Industry, Finance Bureau, and AEMFI, Associations of youth and women. The board is responsible for policy issues,directions,approving plan budget,appointing the general manager.

Major Services

Providing credit service to MES operators and potential operators, Providing saving service Counseling and provision of advice for the target group on business and financial affairs. Facilitating business development services for clients. Managing loanable fund for GO s, NGOs, CBOs and others. Effecting payments and collecting revenue for other institutions.