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Wisconsin Microfinance is proud to announce that we have launched our first loan program on the African continent.  We will be working with We R uS, a US based non-profit that serves traditional villages in Ghana.  Ghana is situated on the west coast of Africa, between Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. While Ghana does generate wealth… Continue reading Wisconsin Microfinance’s New Program in Ghana

We are thrilled to announce that Wisconsin Microfinance’s microloan program in the Dominican Republic has been officially started in La Piedra! Applicants for our loans have been selected and received their first loan in June, providing opportunities to hard-working entrepreneurs who have never had access to resources before. We are so excited to mark the… Continue reading Our Progress in the Dominican Republic

At Wisconsin Microfinance, we pay a lot of attention to numbers. Everything we do supports and empowers loan recipients  in Haiti and the Philippines.  Often, we feel that the best way to measure our success is using the data we’ve collected: what percentage of our partners are repaying their loans, how much funding we are… Continue reading Stories from the Phillipines

In 2010, Wisconsin Microfinance launched our first program in Haiti. Shortly after, operations were expanded to the Philippines. And now, Wisconsin Microfinance will be traveling to the Dominican Republic to provide more small, low interest loans to aspiring entrepreneurs in poverty.  With sandy beaches, glamorous resorts, and beautiful scenery, the Dominican Republic may seem like… Continue reading Wisconsin Microfinance in the Dominican Republic

“Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. Give a woman microcredit, she, her husband, her children and her extended family will eat for a lifetime.” –  Bono   Wisconsin Microfinance targets 80% of our loans to women, but why exactly is that? Countless studies have proven that when we lift up women,… Continue reading Women and Microfinance: A Winning Combination

The idea of ‘Filipino Resilience’ has long been touted as something for the Philippines, and for citizens of the country, to be proud of. And maybe it is. The Philippines has a history of enduring and bouncing back from hardships; from dictatorship, to colonization, enduring natural disaster after natural disaster. Filipino citizens are not strangers… Continue reading The Philippines: Struggle and Resilience

As we enter a new year, it is easy to focus on our own past and future; this is a time of new beginnings and reflection, centered around our efforts to make our own year better. But, in doing this, we often forget about the fact that others around the world do not have access… Continue reading A Reflection on Haiti’s 2021