Re: [Mifos-users] Some domain questions around centers and groups.

2011-02-08 Thread Ryan Whitney
Agreed with all of this, and this generally meets the standard Grameen II Model. But I will add that we will always find exceptions. For example, I know of one MFI that has the concept of Centers and clients, no groups. Really, its just a big group (30-40 members), but they call them Centers and

Re: [Mifos-users] Some domain questions around centers and groups.

2011-02-08 Thread Vivian Lu
Hi Keith, I’ll answer based on what I’ve experienced, although that’s limited to two MFI’s in Bolivia and Nuru MF operations in Kenya. I’m sure others will have different definitions – Q1: Centers are physical locations where MF clients meet to conduct activities associated with the loan cyc

[Mifos-users] Some domain questions around centers and groups.

2011-02-08 Thread Keith Woodlock
Hi all, For us technology people currently working on mifos its important that we have a good grasp of the domain. This helps us to develop a better product, one that is more flexible and responsive to change in the microfinance industry. We will try to document what we learn here http://mifosforg