AFRICA CENTER FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION
ORGANIZATION PROFILE AND CAPACITY
The Africa Center for Financial Inclusion (also to as “ACFI”), is non-profit Private Institution dedicated to promoting an inclusive financial system in South Sudan and Africa. At ACFI, we believe that access to financial services is a fundamental human right and essential for economic development and poverty reduction.
Following our establishment statute, ACFI defines “Financial Inclusion” largely, and its programs are suitable for people working with:
The ACFI with its founding statute, would be able to provide financial services to a wider public particularly government agencies (national, state, or local) and private sector and this is to better serve its stakeholders and the country as well as the region.
- Mission
To ensure an inclusive financial system in Africa through rigorous research, monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning (MEAL), advocacy, training and extension of financial services across the continent complemented by macroeconomic analysis. - Vision
To be the preferred and most trusted research center for information, analyses, monitoring, reporting, and advisory services on financial inclusion in South Sudan and Africa. - Our core values
We uphold the following core values in all our operations:
Professionalism: We maintain a high level of professionalism in all our activities.
Honesty: We are committed to honesty and transparency in all our dealings.
Commitment: We are committed to achieving our mission and vision.
Creativity: We encourage creativity and innovation in solving financial inclusion challenges.
Timeliness: We are committed to delivering our services in a timely manner.
Inclusivity: We promote inclusion and diversity in all our operations.
Impartiality: We maintain impartiality in all our research and analysis. - Objectives of ACFI
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the progress on financial inclusion indicators in South Sudan
- Develop and disseminate scorecards to rate the contribution of various institutions in achieving the financial inclusion agendas
- Advance financial literacy across customers and publics, drawing lessons from the region and beyond to inform policies and actions on how to extend financial services in the wider segments of the society.
- Provide advisory services and training for government officials and NGOs on the inner workings of the global economy, including macroeconomics analysis, and
- Offer refresher courses on professional clerical work.
- What We Do
We conduct research, provide advisory services, and engage in advocacy to promote an inclusive financial system conduct training on financial inclusion and carrying out monitoring and evaluation on the financial inclusion in South Sudan and Africa.
5.1. Our activities include the following five core areas:
1) Research: We conduct rigorous research on financial inclusion issues to provide evidence-based recommendations for policy and practice.
2) Advisory Services: We provide advisory services to governments, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to promote financial inclusion.
3) Advocacy: We engage in advocacy to promote policies and practices that promote a fair and adequate financial inclusion.
4) Training: We provide training on financial inclusion issues to build the capacity of stakeholders that enhance their effective operations in financial settings and arena.
5) Monitoring and Evaluation: We monitor and evaluate the impact of financial inclusion interventions to inform policy and practice.
- Africa Center for Financial Inclusion SWOT Analysis
The objective is to identify the key internal (strengths & and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) factors, that are important to achieving financial inclusion in South Sudan and Africa through SWOT analysis. - Our team
o Founder: Dr. James Alic Garang
o Board of Directors:
1) Dr. David Nailo Mayo, MP, Chair.
2) Deputy Chair (nominate a lady)
3) Elia Makur Mayen, MD, Secretary – Executive Member
4) John Kuot Kuany Diing, MO, Member – Executive Member
5) Ms. Nyagoah Tut, Member
o Executive body (suggested position):
1) Managing Director: Elia Makur Mayen
2) Director for Administration and Finance: Bol Maror
3) Director for Verification and Research: (to nominate)
4) Director for Public Relations and information (Advocacy focal point): to nominate
5) Director for Training and Information: to nominate
6) Director for industry collateral corporation and partnerships: to nominate
o Advisory Council Suggested body for disciplinary purposes): team conflict management.
1) Chaired by Founder or another external nominee)
2) Deputized by external consultant (Researcher)
3) Other three members from different partnering institutions
4) MD as a member
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