Hope International

Credit-ledhope-network microfinance institutions (mfis) provide entrepreneurs with savings accounts and small loans typically ranging from $200-$5,000 to invest in their businesses. When individuals meet regularly to repay their loans, they also worship together, receive business training, study scripture, and encourage each other. Once repaid, loan capital revolves back into the fund to lend to more entrepreneurs. Hope-managed and partner mfis currently serve in burundi, the dominican republic, kenya, moldova, paraguay, the philippines, the republic of congo, romania, rwanda and ukraine.

Otherhope's other program services include education,, the savings group experience, and csu kigali. Education: hope staff introduce individuals to the work of hope, share a biblical perspective on poverty, and speak at churches, conferences, and other community events not sponsored by hope. Savings group experience: hope runs interactive simulations around the u.s., which are experiential learning opportunities designed to help participants symbolically experience the power of savings groups to lift families out of poverty. Csu kigali: a "central service unit" based in rwanda providing consulting services to programs in hope's global network.