Wisconsin Microfinance has a new name: we're now WorldWise Microfinance!
Our mission is to provide access to capital (at a reasonable rate) to individuals (primarily women) who aspire to lift their families out of poverty by starting and running a small business.
We envision a world where the rural poor hold the power to create opportunity for themselves and others.
We are currently supporting entrepreneurs in 6 countries: Haiti, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. Since 2010, we have provided over 2,000 loans to entrepreneurs to build their own businesses and we consistently demonstrated that an investment in individuals can improve the quality of life of their families and their communities.
WorldWise Microfinance measures both the success of our programs in terms of money circulated, but also assesses improvements in quality of life of our loan recipients.
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
Your support unleashed
Our programs are based on the microfinance model developed by Muhammad Yunus through the Grameen Bank. The Grameen Bank was founded on the belief that the very poor have unlimited potential, and unleashing their creativity and initiative can help end poverty.
When you donate to WorldWise Microfinance, you are empowering families with the resources needed to rise above poverty.
Donate nowHost a fundraiser, make a recurring contribution, or participate in a corporate or congregational partnership to support our work.
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July 17, 2025
Highlights: **Save the Date for our September 19th, “Seeds of Change Event” ** Spotlight on our work and program expansion in Ghana. ** In Business article on our work.
July 7, 2025
WorldWise Microfinance works in places where systems and infrastructure simply don’t exist. It is typical that the communities we serve are under-resourced, remote, and, at times, unstable. But that choice brings unexpected challenges: Governments falter, economies shift, and safety becomes […]
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