FODEMI Ecuador: Balancing Financial and Social Performance

This case study has been written for a specific target group:  microfinance  service  providers  that  wish  to improve  their  practice  in  line  with  the  Universal Standards for Social Performance Management. It offers a  practical  description  of  the  development  and implementation of the Strategic Alliance between WVI, VFI  and  FODEMI.  The  case  provides  a  series  of recommendations  that  may  help  other  organisations balance their social and financial performance in line with the Universal Standards, as well as several general lessons on microfinance practice