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Banco D-MIRO

Ecuador

D MIRO began in 1997 when Mission Alliance concerned about the overall development of the most vulnerable they considered having a financial arm and decided to create the Microfinance Program D MIRO and end of year 2006 the Foundation for Microenterprise Development D MIRO Ecuador Mission Alliance. Displaying the positive results achieved in the quality of life of the families that supported D MIRO decides to transform into a bank and began operations on July 18 2011 opening the doors to the public in fourteen offices located in nine coastal cities and five provinces of Ecuador.Mission Alliance majority shareholder creates AS Microfinance Alliance (AMAS) a Norwegian company specializing in the management of microfinance institutions which manages Banco D MIRO SA. They are present in the most excluded and geographic areas with the greatest needs. They include a special emphasis on population groups that are not traditionally target market of traditional banks. They are an institution with a social vision. The Banco D MIRO is served by highly qualified staff.

Type: Bank

Geography: Ecuador

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Emprender

Bolivia (Plurinational State o

EMPRENDER began operations on February 15th, 1999 with a pilot agency in Chasquipampa area located 35 km. the city center of La Paz, in order to develop a coherent operational strategy, suitable for microentrepreneurs, with customer focus approach in remote areas, considering the physical presence of their clients with a suitable model for care agencies in suburban and rural areas. Since 2000, this experience is replicated in the cities of El Alto, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. They currently operate in a network of fifteen agencies, five in La Paz city, three in El Alto, four agencies in Santa Cruz and three agencies in the department of Cochabamba. On September 22th, 2009, the Supervisory Authority of the Financial System (ASFI), as part of the process of adaptation, grants to EMPRENDER the certificate of suitability as a Development Financial Institution.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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FONDESURCO

Peru

For over 20 years Fondesurco has been working hand in hand with the neediest of the rural sector in the south giving them the opportunity to grow through access to financial services that allow them to improve their quality of life. FONDESURCO is the leading NGO in rural credit for developing the sector. Today they announce that FONDESURCO is renewed and takes a step forward renewing its commitment to continue reaching out to people of fewer economic resources and maintaining leadership in the implementation of financial inclusion throughout the south as it did since its inception in 1994 leading microcredit to those areas where previously no one dared to attend. This transformation is taken with great responsibility for each of the partners FONDESURCO since they know that from this moment they can serve more customers from a wider range of financial services that enable them to progress. Thus today as Cooperative FONDESURCO reaffirm their commitment to continue growing together with their customers.

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: Peru

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Fundación Alternativa

Fundación Alternativa is a small, but growing microfinance institution (MFI) in Ecuador that offers working capital loans and education in order to improve incomes and quality of life for their clients. The organization works in urban, semi-urban and rural areas offering mainly individual loans to micro and small entrepreneurs. The organization is also committed to reaching even more marginalized groups through their solidarity group lending products that target women and their “Hope” credit product that serves families living with disabilities. In addition to providing access to financial services, Fundación Alternativa is committed to finding education solutions that address their clients’ economic needs. In turn the organization has invested in client feedback studies and specialized personnel to help develop and implement a revised education strategy.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Ecuador

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Fundación Amanecer

Colombia

Fundacion Amanecer is a small but growing microfinance institution (MFI) that was founded in 1994 by a group of oil companies that work in the Orinoquia region of Colombia. The organization s mission is to contribute to increased human and economic productivity in the region by providing comprehensive training and promoting entrepreneurship. To that end the foundation provides micro entrepreneurs with working capital loans access to basic business education and more specialized training in enterprise formation.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Fundación Faces

United States of America

Founded in 2003 by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani the Foundation s primary mission is economic acceleration of emerging economies. The Foundation embarked upon its mission in India first and subsequently the Foundation has expanded into the U.S and other countries. In India with an expected growth of 250 300 million people joining the workforce by 2022 large scale job creation has became the primary imperative for the country. Also as India s population grows young most advanced nations of the world are growing old offering India an opportunity to become the global talent supplier. Catalyzing job creation and skill development become the two primary target areas of focus for the Foundation. During the last decade Wadhwani Foundation has launched five niche high impact Initiatives in India. These include promoting entrepreneurial and employment skills tapping the educated disabled encouraging innovation and driving policy changes to jump start economic opportunities. To address persistently high youth and displaced worker unemployment in the U.S Wadhwani Foundation launched the Race to a Job initiative in 2012.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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FUNDEA

Guatemala

The Foundation for Enterprise and Agricultural Development (FUNDEA) is a Guatemalan nonprofit microfinance institution (MFI) that serves small scale farmers and microentrepreneurs using both the individual and group lending methodologies. The organization is strongly committed to serving the rural sector providing tailored credit and technical assistance to producers.We raise funds for the implementation of investment projects and advise in the area of funding opportunities. We are able to obtain grants from the European Union's Operational Programs. We prepare application documents and carry out the process of applying for co financing. We support the implementation of projects and the settlement of grants. Our goal is to support the development of businesses.We form a team of strengthened collaborators with human technical and professional capacities that allow us to meet the needs of our current and potential clients.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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IDEPRO

Bolivia (Plurinational State o

IDEPRO is a Bolivian microfinance institution (MFI) whose mission is to improve the productivity and competitiveness of small farmers and micro small and medium enterprises through the provision of specialized and integrated services. Founded in 1991 the organization has pioneered an innovative value chain approach that provides underserved producers with the tools and resources needed to lift themselves out of poverty.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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IDH Microfinanciera

Honduras

The Human Development Institute (IDH) is a Honduran microfinance institution that provides working capital loans to predominantly rural borrowers using a group lending methodology. The organization was founded in 1979 by a Christian group looking to provide business training opportunities for microentrepreneurs in some of the poorest regions of the country.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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MiCredito

Nicaragua

MiCrédito, is a Nicaraguan microfinance institution (MFI) providing working capital loans to micro-entrepreneurs, many of whom live in hard to reach, rural communities. Witnessing first-hand the challenges of living without electricity, MiCrédito is committed to using the microfinance channel to unlock access to green technologies.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Norandino

Peru

NORANDINO is a rural savings and credit cooperative that was established in 2005 to meet the financing needs of its member producers. While the majority of NORANDINO s portfolio is concentrated in coffee the cooperative is also active in sugar cane cacao bananas and mangos.

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: Peru

Impact: Agricultural Productivity

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Pro Mujer Mexico

United States

Pro Mujer is a development and microfinance institution (MFI) that is dedicated to providing Latin America s low income women with the means to build their own livelihoods through the provision of microfinance business training and health services. Pro Mujer has several branches throughout the region Global Partnerships is currently partners with Pro Mujer branches in Bolivia Mexico Nicaragua and Peru.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Pro-Rural

Bolivia (Plurinational State o

Pro-Rural is a Bolivian non-governmental organization that works to improve the socio-economic position of small-holder farmers by strengthening the enterprises that serve them. They do so by providing credit and technical assistance to small, institutional borrowers, including cooperatives, social enterprises and producer associations.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Sembrar Sartawi

Bolivia (Plurinational State o

Sembrar Sartawi is a Bolivian microfinance institution (MFI) that serves mostly small agricultural producers in rural areas. The organization has developed a framework that addresses the risks associated with agricultural lending and mitigates those risks by providing non-financial services that help producers increase and/or stabilize their income. These services include tailored credit, technical assistance and access to markets.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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VisionFund

United Kingdom of Great Britai

VisionFund is the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization. VisionFund provides financial services to empower the enterprising poor to liberate their families from poverty.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services