International organizations
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP)
http://www.cgap.org/
A consortium of donor agencies whose mission is to improve the capacity of microfinance institutions to deliver financial services to the very poor on a sustainable basis.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
http://www.usaid.gov/
Provides U.S. foreign assistance to further America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of the citizens of the developing world.
The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
As one of the world's largest sources of development assistance, the World Bank works in more than 100 developing economies with the primary focus of helping the poorest people and the poorest countries.
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
http://www.unifem.undp.org/
Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality by working to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and by acting as a catalyst within the UN system to support efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.
The Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org/
Encourages and supports initiatives that strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement.
Freedom from Hunger
http://www.freefromhunger.org/
Brings innovative and sustainable self-help solutions to the fight against chronic hunger and poverty. Developed the world's first integrated microcredit/health and nutrition education program known as Credit with Education.
Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA)
http://www.villagebanking.org/
Implementer of village banking microfinance projects in Latin America, Africa, and the NIS.
Women's World Banking
http://www.womensworldbanking.org/
Organizes support to affiliates who offer services to low income women, builds networks of microfinance institutions, and works with policy makers to build financial systems that work for the poor majority.
ACCION International
http://www.accion.org/
Provides credit and training to microenterprise entrepreneurs in Latin America and the United States.
Save the Children: Economic Opportunities Programs
http://www.savethechildren.org/economic.shtml
Focuses on building strong micro-finance institutions to reduce gender disparity and empower women to spend their additional income on children and their households.
The Asia Foundation: Women's Political Participation Program
http://www.asiafoundation.com/programs/prog-area-wome.html
The Foundation's Global Women in Politics program supports a wide range of initiatives that expand the role of women in public and political life.
Catholic Relief Services
http://www.catholicrelief.org/
Provides emergency relief services and development programs addressing health, human rights, and poverty in countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
