Our Mission
To strengthen and represent Zambia’s microfinance industry by promoting responsible finance, building institutional capacity, facilitating stakeholder engagement and advocating for an enabling regulatory and operating environment.
About Us
Strengthening Zambia’s microfinance sector
AMIZ represents Zambia’s microfinance community and supports responsible, inclusive and sustainable finance.
Short History
- 1998
Publicly traceable references suggest the formation of a Zambian microfinance network around this period.
- 2000
The sector contributed to wider financial-inclusion and consumer-protection discussions.
- 2017
Research references continued, although public historical documentation remains limited.
- 2024
AMIZ’s work is relevant to the collaboration environment surrounding Zambia’s NFIS II period.
- 2026
The Association entered a digital relaunch and modernisation phase for its public presence.
Our Vision
To position Zambia as a leading force in inclusive and sustainable microfinance across Africa.
Objectives
- Represent the microfinance industry
- Strengthen member institutions
- Promote responsible, inclusive finance
- Enable industry collaboration
- Advance knowledge and innovation
- Build sector visibility and trust