Microfinance

>> Microfinance policy

Over the last twenty years the poorest people in the world have proved that they can save and that they are credit worthy. Even so, those living in poverty, and especially women, are usually subject to economic and social forces which exclude them from microfinance services. Concern believes that the poor should have access to microfinance services to assist them to lift themselves out of poverty.

>> Community based microfinance in Bangladesh

This three-year project is funded by DFID and implemented through a partnership between Concern Worldwide and CDF.

Settling into Cambodia

After a long break, and a brief sojourn into the world of greenhouse sales, I feel I am finally back where I belong, working for Concern.

Uniforms and microfinance in Haiti

Clermancia, or Tifanm, as she is known by her family and friends, owns land, a business and livestock. Her children got to school and have a bright future ahead of them. Concern’s microfinance project has made a real difference to their lives.

Marie turns her life around in Haiti

Marie Denis Pierre is a well-respected member of her community in Sou Platon, Haiti. Thanks to support from Concern, she now owns her own business and livestock. But life wasn’t always this good for Marie.

Getting the banks to lend a hand: video

Microfinance has helped transform the lives of some of the poorest people in Bangladesh.

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