Introduction

FFO Support Program (FFOSP) is registered as a Non-Banking Micro Finance Company (NBMFC) which is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. FFOSP was established in 2016 and is widely considered as one of the fastest growing institutions in the sector. FFOSP was created through a structured transformation of the credit and savings department of the Farmers Friends Organization (FFO), an integrated development oriented organization operating since 2003 in District Sheikhupura and its suburbs.

FFOSP offers appraisal backed individual lending as well as group lending to its clients along with other non-financial services to have a transformative impact at the household level. FFOSP believes in creating an enabling environment for women micro-entrepreneurs and is committed to creating products and services driven by client needs and demands which leverage on lessons from successful models from across the world. FFOSP main spheres of intervention include (1) Financial Services, (2) Insurance and Safety Nets, (3) Capacity Building Initiatives, and (4) Social Sector Interventions.

Run by a senior and competent Management Team under the guidance of a diverse and capable Board of Directors FFOSP ensures transparency, equity, and gender mainstreaming not just through its programmatic interventions but across the institution also. With a 30% gender ratio at all staff tiers FFOSP demonstrates best practice in gender diversity and leadership development.