This presentation is about First Micro Finance Bank Afghanistan’s offering housing microfinance since 2008 and their current portfolio growing to more than $6 million in loans outstanding, serving more than 4,500 clients in 13 provinces of the country. While the portfolio is currently exclusively located in urban areas, FMFB has a strong understanding of the rural market and lends 27% of the organization’s portfolio to rural areas. FMFB is experienced in the HMF field and knowledgeable about the markets based on the organizational experience and previous consulting work conducted by Banyan Global and SBI on the market and HMF products. This assignment will build off the existing portfolio and experience to guide FMFB in expanding into the rural housing microfinance market.