ASHA Microfinance Bank Limited and Association for Social Improvement and Economic Advancement (ASIEA), an NGO-MFI in Nigeria controlled and managed by ASA International, have merged on 1 April 2020. ASHA Microfinance Bank Limited ("ASA Nigeria") is a subsidiary of ASA International, one of the world’s largest international microfinance institutions in the world. ASHA Microfinance Bank Limited started operations in 2010.
WHO ARE WE
ASA Nigeria is a for-profit deposit-taking microfinance bank, providing small, socially responsible loans for income-generating purposes to low-income, predominantly female entrepreneurs. They provide these loans using the ASA Model of microfinance.
OUR VISION
Just and financially inclusive societies.
OUR PURPOSE
To reduce poverty and enable female empowerment.
OUR MISSION
Enhance socioeconomic progress of low-income entrepreneurs by increasing financial inclusion.
OUR CORE VALUES
The core values that define the Company’s culture and guide their decisions and interactions with stakeholders:
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Teamwork