Contact Details:
Telephone: 012 323 1459
Fax: 012 323 1513
Head Office
101 Du Toit Street
TomKor South Building
1st Floor, Office 6
PO Box 6560
Pretoria
0001
Branch Contact Details
| Branch |
Contact Name |
Phone Number |
| Acornhoek |
Willy Godi |
013 797 0343 |
| Bushbuckridge |
Peggy Shabangu |
013 799 0088 |
| Cape Town |
Mxolisis Tongo |
021 31 0321 |
| Durban |
Faith Zondi
|
031 790 7127 |
| East London |
Zamuxolo Mtongane |
0403 61 4296 |
Witbank
Middleburg |
Given Mokoena |
013 282 4284 |
| Nelspruit |
Joe Shabangu |
013 755 1807 |
| Pietersburg & P.P Rust |
Lucas Seanego |
0152 91 4830
|
| Peitermaritzburg |
Trueman Magubane |
0331 94 1655
|
Port Elizabeth
Plettenburg Bay
|
Vincent Mrwebo |
041 66 2691
04457 32755
|
| Pretoria |
Mawethu Dingwayo |
012 804 0918/0248 |
| Soweto |
Mmalesoane Lebakeng |
011 982 5864/3/5 |
Vereeniging
Zamdela |
Nelson Phiri |
016 974 8862
016 422 2003/8 |
| Bloemfontein |
Dudu Litheko |
051 448 8192 |
| Welkom |
Jokos Thibile |
057 353 4098 |
| Phuthaditjaba |
Abbey Sekhoto |
058 713 5964 |
Main Services: Provide micro loans to unbanked, but experienced mircobusiness /survivalist sector
Target Market: Small/micro unbanked but experienced entrepreneurs involved full time in the businesses.
Limitations: No start-up loans, must be between 18 and 70 years old
Profile
Get Ahead Foundation was established in 1984 to promote the economic empowerment of residents of South African townships. In 1987, with the financial support from USAID, Get Ahead created its Stokvel Lending Programme to provide working capital loans to groups of micro entrepreneurs. The Stokvel Programme was established as a separate company in 1996, now known as Get Ahead Financial Services.
The programme operates in over 100 African townships in 15 geographic centres around the country. The centres all offer credit to the informal sector. GAFS total portfolio covers 50% urban and 50% rural borrowers.
For some additional information about Get Ahead Financial Services history and particularly how they turned around a repayment crisis see http://www.microcreditsummit.org/newsletter/best1.htm
