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'''SYPO''' is a Dutch NGO established in 2003, with the objective to 'offer structural aid in Uganda by initiating and supporting projects with a sustainable, entrepreneurial character'<ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/oversypo_doelstelling.html SYPO's objectives page]</ref>. |
'''Stichting SYPO''' is a Dutch [[NGO]] established in 2003, with the objective to 'offer structural aid in Uganda by initiating and supporting projects with a sustainable, entrepreneurial character' <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/oversypo_doelstelling.html SYPO's objectives page]</ref>. SYPO focuses on [[microfinance]] and [[SME]] financing in rural areas. The NGO has confined its operations to the former [[Mukono District]]. SYPO works with around fifteen volunteers in the Netherlands, and starts projects directly through partner organisations with paid employees in Uganda. Most of the projects are designed to be locally managed and independent of donations within three years of initiation. SYPO's Director is Duko Hopman, supervised by a board which is chaired by Ger van der Bruggen. <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/oversypo_organisatie.html SYPO's organisational structure]</ref>. SYPO has an annual turnover of around 200,000 euro. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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SYPO was started in 2003 to help partner organisation Pat the Child initiate the 'Yoghurt Project'. In this project, pregnant [[Frisian]] cows were donated to local women who were willing but financially unable to adopt local [[orphans]]. In the same project SYPO enabled Pat the Child to start a yoghurt factory which created a local market for the cows' milk and revenues for the NGO Pat the Child. The yoghurt is sold under the name [[Life Dairy]] throughout the Mukono District. After completion of this first project in 2007, SYPO decided to continue its operations, starting new projects aimed at entrepreneurship and economic development. <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/oversypo_geschiedenis.html SYPO's history]</ref> |
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== Projects == |
== Projects == |
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After the Yoghurt Project (see above), SYPO started a [[grassroot]] medical project called 'MediStructures', and a microfinance project called 'SYPO microdevelopment'. SYPO microdevelopment provides business loans to hundreds of [[solidarity lending]] groups of women in rural areas of Mukono District. The project employs [loan officers] to visit the clients for weekly repayments, avoiding the use of offices. All SYPO's projects were initiated in cooperation with local partner organisations, in charge of the daily management of the projects. In 2009, SYPO started the hotel Besaniya in [[Mukono town]] as an income generating project <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/guesthouse Besaniya Guesthouse]</ref>. This hotel, aimed at European [[volunteers]] working in Mukono town, was sold to the Dutch NGO [[ICUganda]] in August 2010. SYPO focuses mainly on its microfinance project, and will continue to guide and control this project in the coming years.<ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/nieuws_nieuwsberichten.html]</ref> |
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In 2009, SYPO started the development of an [[Oracle Application Express]] database named SYMBA, to serve as an online client administration system for its microfinance project. SYMBA includes client profiles, credit history and a transaction database. In 2010, SYPO decided to use SYMBA to offer individual business plans for sponsors around the world on a website to be named 'SYPO microbanking', modelled after the [[Kiva]] [[peer to peer lending]] scheme. SYPO microbanking offers the possibility of limited contact between funder and borrower through updates and six-monthly questions. SYPO has plans to use both the database SYMBA and SYPO microbanking technology to help other starting microfinance institutions in the future.<ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/microdevelopment_overhetproject.html SYMBA]</ref> |
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SYPO is a Dutch NGO registered in the Dutch [[chamber of commerce]], and recognised by the Dutch Tax Administration as an [[algemeen nut beogende instelling]], exempting donations to SYPO from taxation. The NGO is operated by approximately fifteen volunteers in the Netherlands, organised in work groups aimed at [[fundraising]] and individual project support. SYPO has a Director in an [[executive]] role, supervised by a Board. The NGO has links with several partner organisations in Uganda, and directly supports employment of approximately fifteen Ugandans. SYPO has offices in Mukono town <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/engels/oversypo_organisatie.html SYPO's organisational structure]</ref>. SYPO is funded by individual sponsors (12%), larger NGO's (42%) and Dutch businesses (46%) <ref>[http://www.sypo.nl/nieuws_jaarverslagen.html SYPO's annual reports]</ref>. |
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* [http://www.sypo.nl/english SYPO's official website] |
* [http://www.sypo.nl/english SYPO's official website] |
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* [http://www.microbankieren.nl SYPO microbanking] |
* [http://www.microbankieren.nl SYPO microbanking] |
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* [http://sypo.mambapoint.tv/ Short films about SYPO made by the Dutch national television organisation [[NCRV]]] |
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Stichting SYPO is a Dutch NGO established in 2003, with the objective to 'offer structural aid in Uganda by initiating and supporting projects with a sustainable, entrepreneurial character' [1]. SYPO focuses on microfinance and SME financing in rural areas. The NGO has confined its operations to the former Mukono District. SYPO works with around fifteen volunteers in the Netherlands, and starts projects directly through partner organisations with paid employees in Uganda. Most of the projects are designed to be locally managed and independent of donations within three years of initiation. SYPO's Director is Duko Hopman, supervised by a board which is chaired by Ger van der Bruggen. [2]. SYPO has an annual turnover of around 200,000 euro.
History
SYPO was started in 2003 to help partner organisation Pat the Child initiate the 'Yoghurt Project'. In this project, pregnant Frisian cows were donated to local women who were willing but financially unable to adopt local orphans. In the same project SYPO enabled Pat the Child to start a yoghurt factory which created a local market for the cows' milk and revenues for the NGO Pat the Child. The yoghurt is sold under the name Life Dairy throughout the Mukono District. After completion of this first project in 2007, SYPO decided to continue its operations, starting new projects aimed at entrepreneurship and economic development. [3]
Projects
After the Yoghurt Project (see above), SYPO started a grassroot medical project called 'MediStructures', and a microfinance project called 'SYPO microdevelopment'. SYPO microdevelopment provides business loans to hundreds of solidarity lending groups of women in rural areas of Mukono District. The project employs [loan officers] to visit the clients for weekly repayments, avoiding the use of offices. All SYPO's projects were initiated in cooperation with local partner organisations, in charge of the daily management of the projects. In 2009, SYPO started the hotel Besaniya in Mukono town as an income generating project [4]. This hotel, aimed at European volunteers working in Mukono town, was sold to the Dutch NGO ICUganda in August 2010. SYPO focuses mainly on its microfinance project, and will continue to guide and control this project in the coming years.[5]
ICT
In 2009, SYPO started the development of an Oracle Application Express database named SYMBA, to serve as an online client administration system for its microfinance project. SYMBA includes client profiles, credit history and a transaction database. In 2010, SYPO decided to use SYMBA to offer individual business plans for sponsors around the world on a website to be named 'SYPO microbanking', modelled after the Kiva peer to peer lending scheme. SYPO microbanking offers the possibility of limited contact between funder and borrower through updates and six-monthly questions. SYPO has plans to use both the database SYMBA and SYPO microbanking technology to help other starting microfinance institutions in the future.[6]
Organisation
SYPO is a Dutch NGO registered in the Dutch chamber of commerce, and recognised by the Dutch Tax Administration as an algemeen nut beogende instelling, exempting donations to SYPO from taxation. The NGO is operated by approximately fifteen volunteers in the Netherlands, organised in work groups aimed at fundraising and individual project support. SYPO has a Director in an executive role, supervised by a Board. The NGO has links with several partner organisations in Uganda, and directly supports employment of approximately fifteen Ugandans. SYPO has offices in Mukono town [7]. SYPO is funded by individual sponsors (12%), larger NGO's (42%) and Dutch businesses (46%) [8].
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