AUGUST 2012 AfriKids is a Child Rights Organisation working to improve life for Ghana’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in a holistic, inclusive and sustainable manner
IMPACT EVALUATION AfriKids’ loans are transforming lives
An evaluation of the Family Livelihoods and Support Programme (FLiSP) has demonstrated the tremendous impact of AfriKids’ loans.
Since January 2012 FLiSP coordinators have been carrying out a detailed evaluation process, assessing the impact of the FliSP loans on beneficiaries’ families, their businesses, and their local communities over the past five years. The FliSP offers low-interest microfinance loans to people in the Upper East Region of Ghana, enabling them to develop sustainable sources of income to support their families. Recipients of the loans have demonstrated tremendous initiative in finding ways to generate profit to
secure their livelihoods, including buying grains wholesale to sell on at local markets, buying material to weave and selling the cloths on, harvesting shea nuts to sell, and buying millet to brew Pito (a type of beer made from fermented millet).
“Being poor doesn’t mean your children have no future”. Dorcas Dordaa Head of FLiSP
The impact evaluation study found that as a result of the training and loans provided by FLiSP, beneficiaries now feel more knowledgeable about the National Health Insurance Scheme available to them, are able to afford the schooling costs of their children, and experience increased harmony with their husbands, all as a result of their greater financial independence.
The impact evaluation also found evidence that the programme has empowered individuals, not just financially but by raising their selfesteem and status. The evaluation clearly demonstrates that the programme is having an immensely positive impact on beneficiaries’ lives, and has remarkable potential to expand further. If you are interested in learning more about how you can support this programme please get in touch with us here at AfriKids. info@afrikids.org
“I support my husband in providing for the family and for me it’s a way of commanding some kind of respect” Faustina Mani Loan beneficiary