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OIDA Micro Credit Program

Microfinance is an attempt to break the deadlock to achieve economic prosperity by providing the poor with the financial means to engage in new forms of economic activity, and so improve their lives. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) give the poor, access to credit at rates that are in line with costs and in a convenient manner, allowing them to diversify their sources of income, and so raise their standard of living. Microfinance is also unique in that it can be operated on a for-profit business model, allowing for sustained growth and expansion. The success of the microfinance system in both improving the lives of the poor, and in providing a viable business model, has been acknowledged around the world. In 2007, Muhammed Yunus, the founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering work in the sector.

Looking for a Loan:
OIDA works with a wide variety of organizational clients – from banks and NGOs to co-operatives and fair trade organizations. Our worldwide network of offices means we have people on the ground in your region with local expertise. So, we can create tailor-made products to suit your specific situation.
For more information please contact our office.

Practitioner Organizations

ACCION - www.accion.org

ADA, Appui au Developpment Autonome a.s.b.l - www.microfinance.lu

Calmeadow - www.calmeadow.com

China Association of Microfinance (CAM) - http://www.chinamfi.net/en/index.asp

Canadian Feed The Children - www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca

Christian Children's Fund - www.christianchildrensfund.org

Développement international Desjardins - www.did.qc.ca

FINCA International - www.villagebanking.org

FONKOZE, Fondasyon Kole Zepòl - www.fonkoze.org

Freedom from Hunger - www.freefromhunger.org

Grameen Bank - www.grameen.com

Grameen Foundation USA - www.gfusa.org

HELP International - www.help-international.org

Mercy Corps International - www.mercycorps.org

Opportunity International-UK - www.opportunity.org.uk

Opportunity International-US - www.opportunity.org

Pact - www.pactworld.org

PRIDE AFRICA - www.prideafrica.com

Pro Mujer - www.promujer.org

Self Employed Women's Association - www.sewa.org

South Pacific Business Development Foundation - www.spbd.ws

Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women - www.tamilnaduwomen.org/

Washington CASH - www.washingtoncash.org/

Women's Opportunity Fund - www.opportunity.org/wof

Women's World Banking - www.womensworldbanking.org

Working Capital Florida - www.workingcapitalflorida.org

All organizations listed below are members of one of the 14 other Microcredit Summit Councils.

The Asian Development Bank - www.adb.org

Business Angels Australia - www.businessangels.com.au

Calvert Social Investment Foundation - www.calvertgroup.com/foundation

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) - www.cgap.org

FEMAP (Federacion Mexicana de Asociaciones Privadas de Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario) - www.femap.org.mx

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Center for Urban Development Studies - www.gsd.harvard.edu/cuds/

Humanist Institute for Development Co-operation (HIVOS) - www.hivos.nl

Hunger Notes - www.worldhunger.org

Institute for Social and Economic Development - www.ised.org

Inter-American Development Bank - www.iadb.org

International Association of Investors in the Social Economy (INAISE) - www.inaise.org

International Center for Research on Women - www.icrw.org

International Labour Organization - www.ilo.org

Microfinance Training Program at Naropa University - www.naropa.edu/microfinance

Mvula - www.mvula.co.za

PlaNet Finance - www.planetfinance.org

RESULTS - www.results.org

RESULTS Canada - www.results-resultats.ca

Solar Energy Industries Association - www.seia.org

Trickle Up Program - www.trickleup.org

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) - www.uncdf.org

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - www.unifem.undp.org

Virtual Library on Microcredit - www.gdrc.org/icm/

World Education - www.worlded.org

World Savings Banks Institute - http://www.wsbi.org

Other Microfinance Organizations

CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) - http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/

MFTransparency - http://www.mftransparency.org/

The Microfinance Gateway - http://www.microfinancegateway.org/

The Mix Market - http://www.mixmarket.org/