WIL-Funded
VILLAGE BANKS
Kanam Women
Kenya
2022
Kanam Women was founded in 2016 to serve women in Turkana County in Northwest Kenya who were victims of gender based violence. Its mission is to empower vulnerable women (victims of domestic violence, widows and women living with HIV/AIDS) by providing necessary business and vocational skills to secure finance independence and break the cycle of poverty. WIL provided funding to support the development of a microfinance program for women clients.
Namaste Direct
Guatemala
2022
Namaste directly contributes to Women's Economic Empowerment by providing business development programs that increase the cash flow of low income women in Guatemala. Namaste serves approximately 350 women annually with business advisory and educational programs along with micro-loans.
Adelante Foundation
Honduras
2022
Adelante provides microfinance and education services to impoverished rural women in Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Its mission is to empower enterprising women with the least opportunity to achieve economic self-sufficiency. WIL's funding aided 15 women in expanding their businesses.
Namaste Direct
Guatemala
2021
Namaste directly contributes to Women's Economic Empowerment by providing business development programs that increase the cash flow of low income women in Guatemala. Namaste serves approximately 350 women annually with business advisory and educational programs along with micro-loans.
Global Brigades - Panama
Panama
2021
Global Brigades empowers communities to reduce inequalities by resolving health and economic disparities. Global Brigades adopts a holistic model that provides water, sanitation, health care and the development of community banks to rural communities in developing countries globally. WIL provided working capital to Pueblo Neuvo Community Bank, a women led and managed bank in rural Panama
Fonkoze, US
Haiti
2020
In 2020, WIL continued its previous support of Fonkoze. Fonkoze seeks to eliminate poverty in rural Haiti by providing financial and non-financial services to empower women to make economic choices that benefit their households. Fonkoze serves the poorest of the poor and has empowered over 8200 to break the cycle of poverty.






