Why MicroFinance...  what, who, how.
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Who


This list is only a highlight of a few industry participants, just a tip of the iceberg.  Click thru some of the websites listed, beginning with the Information Aggregators, and you will be exposed to a whole universe of players in the industry.

 

Information Aggregators:
The Mix Market
(themix.org; mixmarket.org)

CGAP (cgap.org; microfinancegateway.org)

Marketplace:
Kiva, Loans that change lives. (
kiva.org)

Micro Place, Invest Wisely. End Poverty. (Microplace.com)
- Jan 2014 note - they have stopped, sadly, accepting new investors.

 

Sources of funds:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Oikocredit
Calvert Foundation
Omidyar Network
Unitus
United Nations Capital Development Fund
Gray Ghost Ventures
Blue Orchid
Grameen Foundation
Rotary Clubs around the world


Service providers:
Microrate  (microrate.com)
Micro-Credit ratings International (m-cril.com)
mfTransparency (mftransparency.org)
Planet Rating (planetrating.com)
Council of Microfinance Equity Funds (cmef.com)
EPTEAM education and microfinance at UCSD (
epteam.com)


MFIs
Grameen Bank (grameen.com)
Accion (accion.org)
Accion USA (accionusa.org)
FINCA (finca.org)
Opportunity International (opportunity.org)
(
see OI's microfinance activities in action)
World Vision International (
worldvision.org)
The Small Enterprise Foundation SEF (
sef.co.za)
Foundation for Women (
foundationforwomen.org)
Women’s Empowerment International (womenempowerment.org)
Grameen de la Frontera (
grameendelafrontera.org)
Financiera de Esperanza (Bank of Hope) (
financieradeesperanza.org)
And thousands more... over 12,000 more.


How can regular folks make a difference
Activities at various local
Rotary Clubs in San Diego, California
Mobilizing Rotary for Microcredit (MRM)
Rotary District Assembly March 2011 MRM presentation 
MRM local San Diego-based microfinance organizations ppt

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