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Développement international Desjardins (DID)
Canada
Founded in 1970 with the goal of sharing the expertise and experience of the Desjardins Group with emerging and developing countries Developpement international Desjardins (DID) celebrated 40 years of operations in 2010. A pioneer in the deployment and development of microfinance (also known as community finance) around the world DID today is a world leader in this sector.
| Type: Other Capital Channels & Intermediaries | Geography: Africa | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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UNCDF Clean Start Program
United States of America
UNCDF has partnered with UNDP to develop CleanStart a programme to help poor households and micro entrepreneurs access financing for low cost clean energy. It creates microfinance opportunities for a clean energy future for low income people. To scale up energy financing for the poor Microfinance institutions which by definition target low income clients are well placed to provide the products and services poor households and micro entrepreneurs need to pursue clean energy opportunities. CleanStart promotes such financing arrangements supports quality assurance measures and offers advisory services to contribute to a mutually beneficial cycle of investment awareness building and the creation of a new higher return market segment. CleanStart aims to help lift at least 2.5 million people out of energy poverty by 2017 in ways that can be replicated and scaled up by others. This is expected to contribute to the mutually complementary MDGs on poverty and hunger education gender health environmental sustainability as well as and reduced carbon emissions.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: Global | Impact: Access to Energy |
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Unitus Labs
India
Unitus Labs is a USA 501(c)(3) non profit focused on reducing global poverty through economic self empowerment. Unitus Labs unique focus is harnessing market forces to drive substantial increase in economic opportunity for those at the base of the economic pyramid ( BoP ) in developing markets. Unitus Labs attempts to leverage its influence by not just demonstrating the commercial viability of BoP strategies but by drawing other players into the space in a way that dramatically accelerates the scaling of proven ideas. Unitus Labs current focus is to create improved income generating livelihood opportunities for millions battling global poverty. Unitus Labs was founded in 2001 and is based in Seattle and Bangalore.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: United States of America | Impact: Access to Financial Services |