SDC financed the first phase of the “Rede das Caixas Rurais de Nampula” RCRN as part of the “Rural Development Programme”. The French organisation IRAM  has been implementing the RCRN, and would continue to do so in the proposed second phase. As the project would be integrated into the Economic Development Domain of the Swiss Development Cooperation in Mozambique, SDC would conclude a contract directly with IRAM. The RCRN project has initiated and supported the establishment of community-based credit and savings associations in rural districts of Nampula Province. The General Objective of the proposed second phase is the creation of a commercially viable financial institution serving the credit and savings needs of people previously unable to access financial services, with a special focus on rural areas. To reach this objective, the second phase of the RCRN would focus on strengthening credit management in existing caixas, expanding the caixa network towards economically more dynamic areas (portfolio diversification), and introducing new products (e.g. SME loans).

Resumo do Projecto

Direcção / Responsável no Departamento Federal	SDC
Área de financiamento	Development cooperation
Parceiros do Projecto	Parceiro contractual International or foreign NGO Other international or foreign NGO North Parceiro de implementação Implementing Partner
Orçamento	Fase do projeto em curso Orçamento suíço CHF    3’600’000 Desembolsos Suíços até à data CHF    3’750’333
Fases do Projeto	Phase 4 08.03.2021 - 31.03.2024   (Completed) Phase 3 01.04.2018 - 31.12.2020   (Completed) Phase 2 01.07.2012 - 31.12.2017   (Completed) Phase 1 01.08.2008 - 31.07.2012   (Completed)

Mais detalhes técnicos

• DAC Sector	BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES INDUSTRY
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Informal and semi-formal financial intermediaries Employment policy and administrative management Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development
  Temas transversais	Specific project on gender equality The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
  Tipo de suporte	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Tipo de colaboração	Bilateral cooperation
  Tipo de financiamento	Aid grant
  Tipo de ajuda	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Número de Projetos	7F06373