Hi Miguel -
This is very interesting (I'm a bit behind and just reading through the Mifos
lists from the last couple of weeks now). Can you provide more detail on the
thinking behind the action plan? I looked at the website and wasn't clear on
the intended funding/operations of this new organization. Do you have a sense
of how this would be funded, what the organization would do (specifically), and
who would be running it?
It sounds like an interesting idea/approach if it can be made to work but I
think for those of us in the community looking at investing in Mifos (through
hiring developers or whatever) to bank on this new org, we'll need to know a
lot more about how it might work.
I'd propose that in parallel with looking at new orgs etc we should be thinking
about exactly what has to happen - regardless of organizations, etc. - in order
for the community to continue moving forward. Ed and Van have a good start on
some of the feature requests, and it sounds like GF is planning to fund the
ongoing infrastructure (Ed is that correct? I saw that in a different thread
somewhere), but I suspect there are a bunch of operational processes (who gets
to commit, how is QA done on releases, etc.) that will need to be undertaken
regardless of whether a new Mifos org exists or not.
Cheers,
-george
On Jul 1, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Miguel Jóia Santos wrote:
> Hello Mifos community,
>
> My name is Miguel. I am the co-founder of the Mozambique MIFOS initiative. I
> am implementing MIFOS since 2010 in Mozambique and Southern Africa Countries.
>
> Mifos deployments were only possible because the added value developed by you
> (MFI’s, Mifos specialists, Volunteers, Grameen foundation) as part of Mifos
> community and ecosystem.
>
> Now is the time to join again our efforts to develop MIFOS. We have made
> deployments in two MFI’s, one in Mozambique and other in Namibia. We are
> currently deploying our third Mifos system and expect to deploy in more 3
> MFI’s soon.
> We have faced and expect to face challenges with regards to loan migration,
> product customization, Bank debit order integration, Insurance integration,
> accounting integration, reporting, microfinance management capacity building,
> change management and project management.
> We accept the challenge and want to continue contribute in MIFOS footprint
> development.
>
> MIFOS platform development have made a long way but there are new challenges
> to better respond to MFI’s needs and the Mozambique Mifos Initiative will be
> always available to support MIFOS Community.
> We accept the challenge and want to continue contribute in MIFOS footprint
> development.
>
> The community has come together and formed an action plan to guide the
> transition of Mifos to a community-driven initiative. We are uniting behind a
> new independent organization that is forming to lead and support the project
> Key members and supporters of the community. For that reason we have launched
> a Call to Action website at http://www.mifoscommunity.org. Come visit it and
> show your support.
>
> I want to ask that everyone in our community who wants to continue using or
> contributing to Mifos to come forward and signal your support by joining the
> call to action and signing the online petition - http://bit.ly/mHZFkw
>
> Regards,
>
> Miguel Jóia Santos
> Consultor / Gerente
>
> Cell: +258 847141055
> Skype: miguel.joia.santos
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