Mutahid DFI (Mutahid Development Finance Institution)

Mutahid DFI was established in April 2011 and is directly supported by MISFA, Worldbank, MEDA for financial support and USAID (FAIDA) for all it's capacity building efforts. Mutahid Development Finance Institution is an Afghan Development Finance Institution which aims to offer financial services to, and create opportunities for, Afghan entrepreneurs, through an operationally self-sustainable, innovative, development finance institution. HISTORY Mutahid DFI was established in April 2011 and is directly supported by MISFA. Mutahid Development Finance Institution is an Afghan Development Finance Institution which aims to offer financial services to, and create opportunities for, Afghan entrepreneurs, through an operationally self-sustainable, innovative, development finance institution. Mutahid-DFI is considered not only an economic tool to alleviate poverty but also an approach to a social mission. The creation of Mutahid (meaning United in English) is an opportunity to combine the best components of these six consolidated microfinance institutions in to "Mutahid" and to salvage the significant (several million dollars) investments made over the last few years to create one larger, stronger and sustainable, best practice MFI based on the core principles of ideas, ethics and hard work while incorporating the lessons learned of previous years. Vision To be a world-class financial services organisation that provides products and value-added services to the economically challenged, helping them generate higher incomes, build an asset base and achieve a sustainably better standard of living. Mission Mutahid Development Finance Institution mission is to offer financial services to, and create opportunities for, Afghan entrepreneurs, through an operationally self-sustainable, innovative, development finance institution. VALUES Ethics & Integrity - They are committed to very high standards of Ethics, Integrity, Transparency and Openness in all their dealings. Customer Focus - They operate only in the best interests of their customers. Employee Friendly - They strive to create a workplace that provides continuous learning and nurtures every employee. Respect - They demonstrate their respect for every stakeholder in the organisation. Simplicity - They keep their activities and processes simple and straight-forward.