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List of Organizations Involved in Microfinance in the UK There are many ways you can help to promote Microfinance. The organisations below offer opportunities for volunteering, donating and investing. _________________________________ Five Talents is the microfinance initiative of the worldwide Anglican church. We help the poor in developing countries to start or expand a small business. We do this by providing business training and small loans starting at £20 – working with local microfinance partners and the local church to reach the entire community, based on need not creed. Fighting poverty, creating jobs, transforming lives. Find them at www.FiveTalents.org.uk ______________________________________
Microfinance without Borders offers individuals and corporates a fully managed training, placement and support service for legal, financial and other professionals to work in the field and contribute to the long-term capacity building of Microfinance Institutions. Find them at: www.microfinancewithoutborders.com _______________________________________ Oikocredit is one of the world’s largest sources of private funding to the microfinance sector. Through our 35 local offices we lend working capital to microfinance institutions all over the world. Investment capital is raised across Europe and North America, with the Co-operative being registered in the Netherlands. In addition to earning modest financial returns (typically 2%), investors are secure in the knowledge that their money is being used to fight poverty. For further information please visit our website: www.oikocredit.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS UK is an international grassroots lobby group working to create the public and political will to end poverty. It hosts the All Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance. Their current campaigns focus on health, education and microfinance. Find them at: www.results-uk.org ________________________________________
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