Type of Members

MFI and Rating Agency ordinary membership is per organisation and not per individual. Full membership is only open to Founding Members, MFIs and Rating Agencies subscribing to the Forum’s statutes & rules

Full members have the right to vote on all points at the annual General Assembly and have their travel and accommodation costs covered by AMT. Member organisations are encouraged to send the same representatives to meetings for the sake of continuity.

In addition to ordinary members, AMT also accepts:

Associate Members:

• Can be an institution or an individual.
• No voting rights and shall not represent collectively more than 20% of ordinary members.
• Can attend AMT activities but at own costs

Observers:

• Open to potential members by invitation (MFIs, Rating Agencies, and other microfinance stakeholders) 
• Observers can attend activities as invited but at own costs, with no voting rights

Further information on how to join can be found here