About us – MAIN

MAIN (Microfinance African Institutions Network) is an international nonprofit making association established in 1995 in Ivory Coast July, 30, 2025, MAIN counts 145 members from 27 countries.

To date, MAIN has organized 13 International Conferences, 47 sessions of university program, 91 trainings, 19 exchanges visits. In total 4287 microfinance pratitionners have been trained as at the same date. Moreover, 11 publications have been published by MAIN.

MAIN is composed of microfinance institutions,professional associations, solidarity banks, cooperatives and producer organizations as well as resource organizations (universities, social investors…). MAIN member institutions reach more than 16 million beneficiaries through their financial & non-financial services.

Missions & Objectives

MISSION

MAIN mission is to contribute to strengthen the capacities of microfinance institutions through the establishment of an African program for the promotion and consolidation of inclusive finance in a process of economic, social and environmental development of the continent. In the center of the mission of MAIN, is a desire to promote the SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy) on the African continent.

OBJECTIVES

Strengthening the operational capacities of the African microfinance institutions so that they can provide sustained and appropriate product and services to their clients.

Providing a forum of reflection and exchange to African microfinance institutions to undesrtand better their environment and internalize the issue that influence their operations at national and international level and enable them to integrate their activities in the global developpement process..

Governance bodies

I- General Meeting

Composed of ordinary members, delegates of affiliate members and delegates of honorary members. It meets every two years and decides on the general orientation of the association.

II- The Board of directors

Composed of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a treasurer and four members. It meets every six months to monitor the implementation of programs and projects and decides on budgets. It controls the resources of the association and appoints the executive director of the network

The current Board of Directors is composed of :

1- Mr. Kimanthi MUTUA, Chairman (K-Rep, Kenya)

2- Mrs. SAKIOUDI AMINA, Vice-Chairman (CMS, Maroc)

3- Mrs. Valentine Huguette ADOUKOUNOU, Treasurer (AFRICA Finances, Bénin)

4- Mr. Aubert André TCHIKANTIO, Deputy Treasurer (FIGEC SA, Cameroun)

5- Mrs. MUTABARUKA Nadine, Member (WISE, Burundi)

6- Mr. Nicolas HEEREN, Member (SIDI, France)

7- Mr.Thierry RAJAONA Member (SIPEM, magadascar)

III- The Executive Direction

Responsible for the implementation of the objectives and strategies. The Executive Direction develops programs and activities in coordination with the member institutions, organizes seminars, training workshops and exchange programs. It publishes the network’s newsletter and mobilizes the resources required to implement the activities.

Members of the Board of Directors

Kimanthi Mutua (KM) is a renowned professional in the field of Financial Inclusion and Microfinance. KM founded K-Rep Bank and served as the CEO until his retirement in March 2010. For close to twenty years, KM was a faculty member of the Boulder Institute of Microfinance

Kimanthi Mutua

Chairman

Since 2009, she has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Mutuelle d’Epargne et de Crédit AFRICA FINANCES. She also served as the Secretary General of the Association Professionnelle des Systèmes Financiers Décentralisés du Bénin (APSFD-Bénin) from 2016 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2022. Since 2019, she has been a board member of the MAIN network and has been its Treasurer General since 2023.

Valentine M. Huguette P. ADOUKONOU

Treasurer

An economist by training and the General Director of Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE s.a.), she is a member of the Executive Committee of the Microfinance Institutions Network (RIM) in Burundi and a member of the joint committee of the Central Bank of Burundi.

Nadine MUTABARUKA

Board member

As the current General Director of the Mohamed VI Center for Support to Solidarity Microfinance, Mrs. Sakioudi has been a key figure in several major mergers and acquisitions. She is also recognized for her commitment to financial inclusion and sustainable development in Africa.

Amina Sakioudi

Vice-Chairman