UNCDF fosters development of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals in Least Developed Countries through programs in both local development and microfinance.

FINCA describes itself as a leader in microfinance services for post-conflict societies where they work with the poorest of the poor in areas that other microfinance lenders will not enter. They sponsor the Village Banking Campaign where individuals borrow capital for a microenterprise and the neighborhood group guarantees the loan.

Women’s World Banking runs the Global Network for Banking Innovation providing loans, savings programs and insurance to over 23 million low income women entrepreneurs. They are a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City.

Kiva partners with microfinance agencies throughout the world to help link individual donors with qualified borrowers. Borrowers post their profiles at the Kiva Web site where individual donors can read about “Businesses in Need” and contribute to the project of their choice.