The Centre for Microfinance (CMF) Nepal is a pioneer network of microfinance institutions and professionals initiated in 2000 by the private sector with a not-for-profit agenda. The institution has a variety of stakeholders across the microfinance sector including banks, cooperatives and NGOs. Since its establishment, CMF Nepal has dedicated all its efforts to strengthening microfinance institutions (MFIs) and enabling them to reach the poor with a variety financial services with a vision of "sustainable access to financial services for the poor."