FINCA International
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| Type | Nonprofit Organization |
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| Industry | Microfinance Social Enterprise Research |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States |
Area served | Africa Asia Eurasia Latin America Middle East |
Key people | John Hatch, founder, and Rupert Scofield, President and CEO |
| Products | Financial services Impact investing Energy Research |
| Revenue | $339,617,464 (Dec 31, 2017) |
Number of employees | approximately 10,000 (November 9, 2016) |
| Website | www |
FINCA International is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984. FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., FINCA is considered to be one of the most influential microfinance organizations in the world.[1]
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 (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[]
- ^ Kingsbury, Kathleen (2007-04-05). "Time Magazine Article, "Lending a hand"". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
External links[]
- FINCA's 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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Categories:
- Microfinance organizations
- Organizations established in 1984
- Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
- International non-profit organizations
- Microfinance banks