Consulting Training «Training for MFIs Associations».

On June 9-11, 2010 the Russian Microfinance Center consulting training «Training for MFIs Associations» was successfully delivered in Tashkent. The training was organized by RMC and the German Organization for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)) for the representatives of MFI Associations - CIS countries. The training was delivered by RMC trainers - Anatoliy Kadrov and Marina Kokhanova (the representatives of the National Union of Organizations of Financial Mutual Support).

During the training the listeners were traditionally involved in collective discussions, team work, role plays, and competition for activity and correct answers.

All participants were divided into three teams by the principle of equal representation of each different republic – Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (6 people in a team of 2 representatives of each republic). Such approach allowed participants of different republics to get better acquainted and provided a possibility to constant exchange of experience between teams at practical tasks and collective discussions.

With the assumption that the representatives of the three republics  mentioned above participated in the training, in fact the forth participant (through the trainers) was also Russia, since Russia's experience (Russian legislation, geography of MFIs Associations in Russia, history of development and formation of MFI and credit cooperatives)  was solicited by the training participants, and very often the summarizing according to statistical data, international experience of MFI development, accepted procedures and rules turned in sections of four republics.

The training participants were prepared listeners. Mostly all of them work in various MFIs Associations in their countries on professional base from 3 to 6 years. However, even for them some topics appeared to be new or not deeply investigated in their associations - therefore they were of keen interest.

The training was also useful for the representatives of Tadzhikistan Banks Association.

The participants noted vast and detailed handouts and trainers' high efficiency.

More information about RMC trainings is available at the RMC website at: www.rmcenter.ru/training/, you may also contact Yelena Zakarzhevskaya - Network and Event Manager at ezakarzhevskaya@rmcenter.ru.