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Offering small, affordable loans to people not served by traditional banks has been called "a weapon against poverty and hunger" by the United Nations. Mercy Corps-sponsored microfinance institutions, savings and credit cooperatives, loan-guarantee programs, and technical support reach more than one million people in over a dozen countries.

Shamsia: Profile of a Borrower ›

Country: Afghanistan

Learn how one young teacher in Kabul has transformed her school with the help of our innovative microfinance program, Ariana.

Small Loans, Big Difference ›

Country: Afghanistan

From weavers to hairdressers to animal herders, thousands of women are providing critical income for their families thanks to an innovative microfinance program supported by Mercy Corps and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Microfinance at Mercy Corps ›

Offering financial services to people not served by traditional banks and lending institutions has been called "a weapon against poverty and hunger" by the United Nations and recognized as a strategy for peace by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Seedlings of Change ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Mercy Corps and its microfinance institution, Kompanion, are helping household apple farmers in two Kyrgyz villages.

Storing Up Value ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Apples may be a fall fruit, but growers here think of them as a winter moneymaker.

Selling the Harvest ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Mariam Jeenalieve has spent the last several days plucking, grading and sorting these apples, then placing them into wooden crates. Now comes the real challenge: attracting a buyer.

Q&A: Restoring Dignity ›

From kick-starting tourism businesses in Lebanon to helping Chinese farmers buy pigs, Mercy Corps' small-scale economic programs make communities stronger. Microenterprise and Economic Development Director Pam Eser describes the agency's programs and methods.

Planting Seeds in Yanbian ›

Country: China

The spring planting season is a busy time on Li Furong's farm, and she doesn't have much time for chit-chat.

Reaching New Heights ›

Country: China

Families in Fuan are using loans to reinvest in their farms, buy better food and send children off for more schooling.

Program Details

Mercy Corps has a decade of experience providing financial services to underserved people. We have created standalone start-up banks and commercialized financial institutions which have lent more than $1.4 billion to people in countries recovering from war, disaster or painful economic upheaval.

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Mercy Corps Microfinance Network

Working in challenging environments from Afghanistan to Guatemala, we have developed a network of a dozen retail microfinance institutions.

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