How to Become a Member

Full Membership Criteria:

For MFIs:

  • MFIs must have minimum assets of €200,000
  • MFIs must have been in existence for at least 3 years
  • MFIs must have a minimum of 3000 clients
  • MFIs must have had a financial rating within the last 2 years of applying
  • MFIs must provide their most recent financial statements and portfolio report (audited or not) when applying for membership
  • The MFI must be committed to have a social rating within 2 years
  • The MFI must provide its most recent audited financial statement (and most recent unaudited financial statements) and portfolio report  when it submits its application
  • MFIs must report social performance indictors to the MIX
  • Must be willing to sign the member’s code of conduct
  • MFIs must not engage in any illegal activity (as prescribed by the laws of the country)
  • MFIs must have microfinance as their core business

For Rating Agencies:

  • Rating Agencies must subscribe to the code of conduct
  • Rating Agencies must have performed ratings in Africa
  • Rating must complete  compliance report on the adherence to the code of conduct
  • Rating agencies must publish the compliance report

Associate membership criteria:

All institutions / individuals:

  • Must be an institution or individual
  • Must be active in the field of performance evualuation in microfinance or in African microfinance

  • Associate members must be institutions or individuals who make significant contributions to the vision and mission of AMT, and represent a value added to the organisation.

NB: Associate members

  • Do not have voting rights
  • Cannot collectively represents more than 20% of total ordinary members
  • Can attend AMT meetings, at their own cost

Application Forms:

If you would like to join AMT and you meet the eligibility criteria listed above, you can fill out the online application form:

Application form: 

Alternatively, you can contact the coordinator for further details.

The Board of Directors approve all membership applications during their bi-annual meetings.