Proyecto de Salud y Crédito Comunitario de la Diócesis de Ambato - UCADE - CRS

Mission:

La Pastoral Social es una organización dependiente de la Diócesis de Ambato, que sensible ante la pobreza e injusticia de la sociedad promueve la formación de cristianos comprometidos con su fe y contribuye a la mejora de su nivel de vida, bajo un esquema organizacional dinámico y un equipo ... Read more

Background and Main Challenges:

Seremos un servicio fundamental de la Diócesis de Ambato, pioneros de una nueva evangelización, reconocida por la comunidad como un promotor del desarrollo espiritual y material del sector más necesitado de la Provincia del Tungurahua

Address:

Centro Social San Vicente de Paúl, calle Lalama y Rocafuerte. Sector Iglesia Medalla Milagrosa Tercer Piso.

Ambato

Tungurahua

Ecuador

Phone:

(593 3) 2421843 (ext 106,107,108)

Fax:

(593 3) 2421843 (ext 113)

Email:

saludycreditoamb [at] andinanet [dot] net

Website:

ucade.org

Main Funding Sources:

Loans

Products and Services:

Loans

Training and Consulting

Services Provided:

Health

Education

Other

Looking for (Investment Types):

Capacity-Building Grants

% Operations Comprised by MF:

91 - 100

Date established:

Jan 1 1973

FYE:

31-Dec

Current Legal Status:

NGO

Regulated:

Social Performance Profile


+ Mission specifics
+ Target markets (ranked by importance)
Women	1
Clients living in rural areas	2
Clients living in urban areas	3
+ Development goals (ranked by importance)
Increased access to financial services	1
Gender equality and women's empowerment	2
Poverty reduction	3
+ Poverty targets
Very poor clients
Poor clients
Low income clients
+ Governance
+ Range of products and services
+ Financial products and services offered
+ Credit products offered
Microcredit loans for microenterprises
MEJORAMIENTO DE LA VIVIENDA
+ Savings products offered
+ Compulsory insurance products required
+ Voluntary insurance products offered
+ Other financial products and services offered
Servicios de salud preventiva y curativa.
+ Non-financial services offered
+ Enterprise services offered
+ Education services offered
Basic health/nutrition education
FORMACIÓN PERSONAL.
+ Health services offered
Basic medical services
+ Women's empowerment services offered
Leadership training for women
+ Products and services targeting the poor
Products and services specifically designed to target the poor:
+ Social responsibility to clients
+ Client protection principles in use
Prices, terms and conditions of all financial products are fully disclosed to the customer prior to sale, including interest charges, insurance premiums, minimum balances, all fees, penalties, linked products, third party fees, and whether these can change over time.
Staff is trained to communicate effectively with all customers, ensuring that they understand the product, the terms of the contract, their rights and obligations. Communications techniques address literacy limitations (e.g. reading contracts out loud, materials in local languages).
Customers know how their information will be used. Staff explains how data will be used and seeks permission for use.
+ Cost of services to clients
Declining balance interest method
+ Social responsibility to staff
+ Human resources
Transparency on salary (a clear salary scale based upon market salaries)
+ Basis of staff incentives related to social performance
+ Social responsibility to the environment
+ Poverty measurement tools in use

Partnerships

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