WIL-Funded
VILLAGE BANKS
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.
Namaste Direct
Guatemala
2020
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.







