FINCA International is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984.[1] FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance.[2] With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., FINCA is considered to be one of the most influential microfinance organizations in the world.[3] The name FINCA is an acronym for Foundation for International Community Assistance.[4]
Countries where FINCA operates
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Ecuador (founded in 1994), Guatemala (founded in 1998), Haiti (founded in 1989), Honduras (founded in 1989), Nicaragua (founded in 1992)
- Newly independent states (Eurasia): Armenia (founded in 1999), Azerbaijan (founded in 1998), Georgia (founded in 1998), Kosovo (founded in 2000), Kyrgyzstan (founded in 1995), Tajikistan (founded in 2003)
- Africa: DR Congo (founded in 2003), Malawi (founded in 1994), Tanzania (founded in 1998), Uganda[5] (founded in 1992), Zambia (founded in 2001), Nigeria (founded in 2014)
- Middle East and South Asia: Afghanistan (founded in 2003), Jordan (founded in 2007), Pakistan (founded in 2013)
See also
- FINCA Afghanistan
- FINCA Uganda Limited
- John Hatch
- Village banking
- Microcredit
- Microfinance
- Opportunity International
References
- ^ "FINCA International | Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation & Financial Inclusion | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ March 2015, Jeff Tyson // 03 (March 3, 2015). "FINCA International CEO on the future of microfinance". Devex. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Kingsbury, Kathleen (April 5, 2007). "Lending a hand". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
- ^ "History of FINCA and Microfinance". FINCA. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Writer, JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff (May 4, 2024). "FINCA Uganda intensifies efforts to support small entrepreneurs, cooperatives - PML Daily". Retrieved January 9, 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos, April 29, 2007
- Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC's The View, May 1, 2007
- Natalie Portman's interview regarding her involvement with FINCA and The Village Banking Campaign on MSNBC, August 18, 2009
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