Hundreds of millions of people in the Global South lack access to financial services. They cannot get a loan to start a business. We provide loans for ideas worth investing in.
A woman. A business.
A family lifted from poverty.
One loan can do that.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to empower women and their families to break the cycle of poverty through accessible, affordable, locally-based microloans.
We envision a more equitable world where women are financially empowered, families are economically stable, and extreme poverty ceases to exist.
The Power of Microfinance
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Our microfinance programs
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.
In the news
Blog post
The Seeds We Plant: April’s “Month of Microfinance”
April 22, 2026
An economics professor, Shawn Humphrey at the University of Mary Washington, came up with the “Month of Microfinance” idea in 2012. He challenged students to live on $2 a day, and the challenge spread to many other schools. Dr. Humphrey […]
Media mention
Grow Healthy, Help People: Tom Eggert on the Surprising Impact of Microloans: How $100 Changes Lives
April 13, 2026
Most microfinance organizations focus on huge loans or short-term aid — but Tom Eggert’s WorldWise Microfinance is flipping the script. Starting with just $3,000, they’ve issued over $600,000 in revolving loans that change lives for just a fraction of what […]
Newsletter
April 2026 Newsletter
April 22, 2026
Highlights As April arrives, we’re celebrating the National Month of Microfinance, a time to spotlight the ideas, people, and impact behind this powerful movement. By dedicating an entire month to raising awareness, we are reminded that access to small loans, savings accounts, and basic financial services is sometimes the difference between a family trapped in the cycle of poverty and one with the means to build a sustainable future.
Our collective impact
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
How it works
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.
Understanding microfinance
Ways to take action
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