History
Yayasan KAF was designed and initiated following the model of the mother organization, ACAF, based in Barcelona, Spain. ACAF Founder, Jean-Claude Rodríguez Ferrera developed the KAF methodology following the teachings of Salomon Raydan, founder of FUNDEFIR NGO in Venezuela, who developed the methodology (named Bankomunales in Latin America), following his experience and work with informal
microfinance tools in rural areas, available all around the world. Both founders were chosen Ashoka Fellows for their contribution to community development through KAF methodology by Ashoka NGO, which supports social entrepreneurs. https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/jean-claude-rodr%C3%ADguez-ferrera
https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/salomón-raydan
Arianne Martín, international advisor for KAF Indonesia, learned the KAF methodology with ACAF and travelled to Asia with the objective of training local NGO’s in KAF methodology, starting with Indonesia. In October 2011, the first three KAF groups were created in Kuta Lombok, Nusa Tengara Barat, in Indonesia, as a test. After over 2 years of trial with 10 groups, KAF Indonesia was created in 2014. Currently there are 21 groups in Lombok and 10 groups in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, these last ones sponsored by CARE Advance project, Indonesia. More than 500 women have been empowered by joining the groups, while we are now in the process of expanding into other regions in Lombok and Indonesia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-P0swSKiXo
All ACAF and KAF team members currently consult different local and international NGO’, as well as local community-based organizations, in the process of using KAF methodology as a base to empower the community through self-financing, self-financial education, self-help and self-empowerment, the five key “Self” elements that have proven KAF to have a significant impact in the improvement of life standards.
