| AgML |
Agriculture Market Linkages |
| ARPO |
Annual Review and Plan of Operations |
| BRAC |
Building Relations Across Countries |
| CCS |
Cross Cutting Services |
| CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability News - Germany |
| DFID |
Department for International Development |
| DM |
Deposit Mobilization |
| E-FACE |
Ethiopians Fighting Against Child Exploitation |
| EDGET |
Ethiopians Driving Growth, Entrepreneurship and Trade |
| ELT |
Executive Leadership Team |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAO |
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FI |
Financial Institution |
| FMV |
Fair Market Value |
| Fonkoze |
Fondasyon Kole Zepòl (Haiti – Creole for Shoulders Together Foundation) |
| FS |
Financial Services |
| FTE |
Full time equivalent |
| FY09/FY10, etc. |
MEDA Fiscal Year 2008 (1 Jul0 -30 Jun – 08)/Fiscal Year 2009 (1Jul 08-30 Jun 09) |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GE |
General Electric |
| HC |
Human Capital |
| HIC |
High Income Country |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IMON |
Institute of Microfinance Organized by NABWT |
| IOPS |
International Operations |
| IRF |
Inclusive Rural Finance |
| ISS |
Integrated Support Services |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITC |
Information Technology and Communications |
| ITN |
Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets |
| LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation |
| LLIN |
Long Lasting Insecticide Nets |
| LP |
Limited Partnership |
| M&E |
Monitoring & Evaluation |
| M4P |
Making Markets Work for the Poor |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
| ME |
Member Engagement |
| MEDA |
Mennonite Economic Development Associates |
| MENA |
Middle East North Africa |
| MFI |
Microfinance Institutions |
| MICREDITO |
New name for rural Chispa program |
| ML |
Market Linkages |
| MSME |
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| MTC |
MEDA Trade Company |
| N/A |
Not applicable |
| NA |
North America |
| NBD |
New Business Development and Strategic Planning |
| NGO |
Non-Government Organization |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PL |
Product Lines |
| PMI |
President’s Malaria Initiative (Tanzania) |
| QC |
Quality Control |
| R&D |
Research & Development |
| RD |
Resource Development |
| RDAC |
Resource Development Advisory Council |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| SAM |
School of Applied Microfinance |
| SDC |
Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation |
| SFMF |
Sarona Frontier Markets Funds |
| SIDA |
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SME |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SMS |
Short Messaging Service (i.e.: texting) |
| SRCF |
Sarona Risk Capital Fund |
| SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |
| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TED |
Technology, Entertainment, Design |
| UBL |
United Bank Limited |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| US |
United States |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| USD |
US Dollars |
| VSP |
Volunteer Sector Program |
| WB |
World Bank |
| WED |
Women’s Economic Development |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| Y&FS |
Youth & Financial Services |
| YFS |
York Federation of Students |
