FINALIST 2026
We are on a mission to change the trajectory of for women living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the coming ten years we will increase our outreach from serving 100,000 women to 1 Million women annually. We are ready scale.
To date, we have supported over 512,000 women facing poverty, providing loan capital and training so they can build small businesses. As a result, more than 2.1 million children have increased access to nutritious food, healthcare and education.
Increase in business profits 382%
Increased wellbeing of women and family 98%
Women moving from extreme poverty after one year 17%
Our vision is a world where all those living in poverty have the opportunity to build better lives for themselves and their families.
Our mission is to provide the poorest women in sub-Saharan Africa with the tools and skills to enable them to work their own way out of poverty.
As women flourish as entrepreneurs, their businesses help communities to prosper economically and socially. In countries where women and girls are often marginalised, MicroLoan witness the creation of thriving market centres when women come together to work. Be they grocery store owners, hairdressers or farmers, many women go on to hire employees as their businesses grow. This opens opportunities for other community members to find regular employment to support their own families.
We are committed to agency, autonomy, financial empowerment and equality for women.
We align with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
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