CmF offers financial and technical support to incubate and test innovative and scaleable ideas that have the potential to increase the outreach of microfinance services to the poor and marginalized. Idea incubation at CmF focuses on innovative microfinance related products and services for the poor, cost-effective delivery mechanisms, programmes to reach out to the unreached sections of the society and other related issues.


Projects and Activities

Certificate Course in microFinance Development and Management (mFDM)

To address the need for trained human resources to operate at the cutting edge level of mF programmes in Rajasthan, CmF has introduced a 6 months course on microFinance Development and Management from 2007-2008. The course targets graduates unemployed youth and women. Organizations who are presently working in the microFinance sector also propel their existing staff to pursue the course to enhance their skill and understanding to serve the sector in a better way.
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Providing financial services to migrants

CmF is supporting the delivery of mF services to migrant communities in Southern Rajasthan. Consequently, a Section 25 Company – Shram Saarathi Association – has been set up for delivering microFinance services to migrant labour in the region.


MITR (Urban MFI Initiative)

MITR is registered society operating in Alwar which was established in 2008 with the objective of providing microFinance to urban poor households in Alwar. It provides credit through JLG model. Its product mix includes a general loan product for current needs and a microenterprise development loan for future. Majority of the loan has been utilized for improving current livelihood set up. The MFI plans to expand its operations to nearby areas of Alwar like SHahpura, Ajmer, Udaipur and Kota in coming years.