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Virtual Library on Microcredit
Repository of information on microcredit, alternative, non-conventional financial systems and the informal credit markets (ICMs).
www.gdrc.org/icm
Kiva [read review]
Kiva lets you connect with, and loan money to, unique small businesses in the developing world. By providing a loan, you can sponsor a business and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence.
www.kiva.org
Yunus, Muhammad@
Information on Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker and economist, who developed the concept of microcredit. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Economists/Yunus__Muhammad
ACCION International
Provides credit and training to microenterprise entrepreneurs in Latin America and the United States.
www.accion.org
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP)
Consortium of donor agencies whose mission is to improve the capacity of microfinance institutions to deliver financial services to the very poor on a sustainable basis.
www.cgap.org
Bangladesh Rural Advance Commission
Nongovernmental organization with programs in microcredit, primary health care, and nonformal primary education for the landless rural poor. Currently engaged in relief operations for flood victims and the landless rural poor.
www.brac.net
Microcredit Summit Campaign
Launching an effort to reach 100 million of the world's poorest families with credit for self-employment and other financial and business services.
www.microcreditsummit.org
CGAP Microfinance Gateway
Microfinance information hub.
www.microfinancegateway.org
MicroPlace
Find and offer microloans to small business owners and entrpreneurs all over the world.
www.microplace.com
PlaNet Finance
International nongovernmental institution that aims to use the potential of the Internet to develop and promote microcredit programs.
www.planetfinance.org
Grameen Foundation USA
Replicates the Grameen Bank model around the globe by using microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people.
www.gfusa.org
Village Enterprise Fund
Helps poor, qualified entrepreneurs launch small, peer-owned businesses in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania by providing seed money, training, and mentoring.
www.villageef.org
Calmeadow
Charitable organization dedicated to providing access to credit and other financial services to self-employed people in Canada and the developing world.
www.calmeadow.com
Women's World Banking
Organizes support to affiliates who offer services to low income women, builds networks of microfinance institutions, and works with policy makers to build financial systems that work for the poor majority.
www.womensworldbanking.org
FINCA International
Provides financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs to create jobs, build assets, and improve their standard of living.
www.finca.org
Adelante Foundation
Provides short-term small-business loans to the poorest of the poor women along the rural Northern coast of Honduras to support local microenterprise in an effort to help reduce poverty.
www.adelantefoundation.org
Small Enterprise Foundation
Microfinance institition working towards the eradication of poverty, providing credit and savings services to foster sustainable income generation, job creation, and social empowerment in South Africa.
www.sef.co.za
Lendwithcare.org
Provides a platform for people to lend small sums of money to poor people in developing countries to start small businesses and overcome poverty.
www.lendwithcare.org
Grameen Bank
Provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh, without any collateral. Site includes statistical updates and microcredit resources. The Grammen Bank and its founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2006.
www.grameen-info.org

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