.	Foundation for the Development of Polish Agriculture (FDPA)
	Mission statement: To create alternatives for Rural Women, in the most economically depressed areas of rural Poland, through acces to training and credit. Target Group: Number of borrowers - 281 75 percent of borrowers are women. 25 percent of first-time borrowers are below poverty line. Projected number of borrowers in 1997: 350 Savings, Training, and other Services: All clients must attend a microbusiness training programme, including sales and marketing, law and taxation, financial planning, and credit. Training in self-esteem, enterpreneurship, and market economy principles is also available	First Loan given: 1994 Geographical area served: Poland Credit Programme: Lending model: Individual Loan period: 6 months and one year Average first loan: US$3,000 Average loan: US$ 37,000 Repayment rate: 98% Effective interest rate: 17% Contact: Elzbieta Dec, Deputy Director Czerniakwska 73/76 Warsaw, 00-718 - Poland Tel: +48-22-651-1961 Fax: +48-22-412 102 Email: fdpa@ikp.atm.com.pl Web: http://www.fdpa.org.pl/indexen.html
From the Microcredit Summit - Institutional Profiles