Sanabel The Microfinance Network of Arab Countries

Overview

Sanabel was established in 2002 when 17 representatives from 7 Arab countries gathered in Tunisia to launch the first and only network designed to serve microfinance institutions in the Arab world. At this meeting the group adopted by-laws and membership criteria, articulated a vision, mission and objectives and elected an executive committee. At its General Assembly meeting in December 2003, Sanabel members voted to formalize the organization by registering Sanabel as a not-for-profit organization and to establish a regional office. In 2004, the organization was incorporated and registered as a nonprofit organization in both Atlanta, Georgia, USA and in Cairo, Egypt where the headquarters is located.Between its founding in 2002 and the completion of its first strategic plan at the end of 2007, Sanabel grew to 60 members from 12 different countries. By the end of 2007, Sanabel’s members served 2.4 million borrowers with a gross loan portfolio of USD 988 million. The network had successfully completed its initial phase of development and was looking onto developing a new strategy that defined a more mature level of development.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Locations:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
Headquarters:
Egypt

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Lead Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment
Attadamoune	National and Regional NGO	Morocco	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment
Attawfiq	National and Regional NGO	Morocco	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
The Lee Experience	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Arts and Culture, Child Rights, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Media Development, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Events management, Human Resources Management , Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services, Media and communication, Monitoring and evaluation, Performing and visual arts
Al Amana	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Media and communication, Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services
Silatech	Arab Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, Tourism
Mohammed VI Center for Solidarity Microfinance Support (CMS)	Arab Organization		Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Social Development
Citi Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Social Development
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
ADA	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, AgricultureCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening
SOLIDAR	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Ahli Microfinance Company (AMC)	Consulting Firm	Jordan	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipFinancial Management and Services, Feasibility studies
Tamweelcom	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipFinancial Management and Services
AMAN	National and Regional NGO	Palestine
ILO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Al Majmoua	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Agriculture, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Feasibility studies, Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services
Habitat for Humanity	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia	Climate Change and Global Warming, Humanitarian aid, Infrastructure, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and WastewaterAdvocacy and awareness raising, Engineering services, Institutional Strengthening, Policy and legislative reform
Habitat for Humanity Jordan	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Entrepreneurship, Humanitarian aid, Urban & Rural DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Engineering services
GIZ	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
National Microfinance Bank (NMB)	Consulting Firm	Jordan	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, ICT Solutions, Marketing Services
Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited
Social fund for development