Microfinance Shown to Improve Quality of Life 

Wisconsin Microfinance’s loan programs are improving borrowers’ overall quality of life. We are now able to demonstrate a significant and marked improvement in measures of quality of life, including number of daily meals, the presence of meat in meals and the ability to save money. We have been gathering information from borrowers regarding their quality… Continue reading Microfinance Shown to Improve Quality of Life 

We R uS: Wisconsin Microfinance’s Partner in Ghana

Wisconsin Microfinance is extremely excited to work with We R uS, a non-profit dedicated to creating dynamic, sustainable rural communities in Ghana.  Created to support economic development in rural, traditional Ghanaian communities, they are an ideal partner. By working at the grassroots level in a community, We R uS aims to match their assistance to… Continue reading We R uS: Wisconsin Microfinance’s Partner in Ghana

Our Progress in the Dominican Republic

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

Stories from the Phillipines

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

The Philippines: Struggle and Resilience

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