FINCA International
FINCA International is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984. FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., FINCA is considered to be one of the most influential microfinance organizations in the world. The name FINCA is an acronym for Foundation for International Community Assistance.
Countries where FINCA operates
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Newly independent states : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Africa: DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria
- Middle East and South Asia: Afghanistan, Jordan, Pakistan