Month: May 2022

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