World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132005-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9673As the communities most affected by the recent devastating tsunami courageously begin to rebuild their lives, microfinance institutions (MFIs) can play a powerful part in the path to recovery. Since the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, MFIs have been tirelessly providing and coordinating emergency relief, and a few are beginning to help local communities reconstruct homes and return to economic activity. MFIs provide the appropriate range of emergency and longer-term assistance to their clients, while helping both MFIs and donors ensure that the ultimate mission of the MFI to be a sustainable provider of financial services is not compromised.CC BY 3.0 IGOBLANKETBORROWERBRANCHESCGAPCOMMERCIAL BANKSCREDIT CULTURECREDIT STANDINGDEBTDEFAULTSDEPOSITDEPOSIT ACCOUNTSDISASTERDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER SITUATIONSDISASTERSDISBURSEMENTDONOR SUPPORTECONOMIC ACTIVITYEMERGENCIESEMERGENCY LOANSEMERGENCY RELIEFFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SYSTEMSINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTEREST RATESLATRINESLENDERLIQUIDITYLIQUIDITY POSITIONLOANLOAN OFFICERSLOAN PORTFOLIOMFIMFISMICRO-INSURANCEMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPRINCIPAL PAYMENTSPRINCIPAL REPAYMENTRELIEF ACTIVITIESRELIEF AGENCIESRELIEF AGENCYRELIEF ASSISTANCERELIEF EFFORTSRELIEF OPERATIONSRELIEF ORGANIZATIONSREPAYMENTREPAYMENT RATESREPAYMENTSRETURNSAFETYSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSUSTAINABILITYTERM LOANSTSUNAMIUNSUBSIDIZED LOANSWITHDRAWALWorld Bank10.1596/9673