Huda, SyedKallis, Denver2021-02-092024-05-032021-02-092024-05-032002https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12477Magister Commercii - MComThis minithesis aims to determine whether South Africa's microfinance institutions are operating efficiently and whether efficiency can be enhanced. Using the United Nations model and framework for efficiency, it examines the key principles of operational efficiency in the South African microfinance context. The paper begins with an overview of the literature relating to the principles of efficiency as underscored in the United Nations model.enMicrofinanceSavings mobilizationRural credit schemeLimpompoPoverty eradicationUniversity of the Western Cape