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World Vision provides hope and assistance to approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries. In communities around the world, we join with local people to find lasting ways to improve the lives of poor children and families. You can help fund an entrepreneur in any of the countries below through World Vision Micro. Learn more about your entrepreneur's country and see how your investment is transforming the lives of others around the world!
As an international Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision works in nearly 100 countries around the globe, combating the root causes of poverty and responding quickly when disaster strikes.
Economic development is one key facet of community transformation. To break the chains of poverty, the enterprising poor require the same resources as every determined entrepreneur - access to capital and practical training. That is why World Vision, through VisionFund International, has microfinance institutions granting loans in 42 countries.
The need for economic development in Ethiopia is paramount. Of the country’s 73.9 million people, 39% live on less than $1.25 per day. More than eight out of ten Ethiopians live in rural areas, where agriculture is the mainstay of life. Nationally, there’s just one bank branch for every 100,000 Ethiopians, underscoring the need for financial services. In rural areas, the need is even more acute...
In recent years, microfinance has become a crucial component of World Vision’s efforts to foster social and economic development in Ghana. In 2001, World Vision founded the Association of Productive Entrepreneurs (APED), whose work has grown rapidly. From September 2005 to September 2008, APED’s outstanding portfolio grew from $654,345 to more than $1.6 million, and the number of active borrowers rose from 7,028 to 17,313...
Forty-one percent of Kenya's population lives in cities. Rural Kenyans generally live with their extended family in a cluster of huts, which provides shelter and symbolizes the closeness of the people living there. In a spirit of cooperation, family members share work responsibilities and resources as they support themselves through farming...
Rwanda's population of close to 9 million is made up almost entirely of two people groups, the majority Hutus and the minority (but politically dominant) Tutsis. Despite many similarities, the two groups have a long history of bitter conflict...