Post-Disaster Microfinance: The Experience in Aceh

This document is a presentation highlighting the general principles followed in post disaster microfinance activities. It discusses similar activities taking place in Aceh.

Document deals with the role played by microfinance institutions (MFI) in such areas and elucidates the following:

• The steps and precautions that an MFI needs to follow while serving disaster affected areas;
• The background and statistics in relation to Aceh;
• The microfinance activities that took place in Aceh before the Tsunami;
• The key players assisting in the post Tsunami period;
• Bottlenecks in the growth prospects of good microfinance practice in Aceh.

The document also talks about the possible remedies that can be adopted to make MFIs sustainable in Aceh.