Sarvodaya Economic Enterprises Development Services (SEEDS)

Mr. Shakila Wijewardena, Managing Director
Phone: (94) 11-553-7626 ext. 202
Fax: (94) 1-265-5122
Email: shakila@seeds.lk
Web Site: seeds.lk

Product Offerings: 
“Credit plus” approach, consisting of the following types of credit: (a) income generating loans, (b) “quality of life” loans; and (c) job creating loans for expanding rural enterprises. Savings and business development services (technical skills building, market linkages, advisory and counseling services and technology development. Institutional capacity building and training programs that help with entrepreneurial skills-building.
Network Member Since: 
1999
Client Base: 
3,060 village societies or banks acting as MFI apex institution, and individuals with SEEDS acting as an MFI direct lender. 58% of all borrowing clients are women
Area of Operations: 
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (operates in nearly all districts in Sri Lanka)
Region: 
Asia
Country: 
Sri Lanka

Data200820072006
Active Clients 491,6121,052,370871,652
Borrowers 190,991170,087157,204
Savers 442,450882,283714,448
Portfolio Outstanding (USD 000) 36,25232,85930,537
Average Loan (US$) 320339324
Percentage of Female Clients64%73%73%


Note:
N/A means we don't currently have numbers for that year in that category.