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{{Short description|Microfinance organization}}
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{{Infobox company
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| name = FINCA International
| name = FINCA International
| logo = [[Image:FINCA Logo.PNG|245px]]
| logo = FINCA International logo.svg
| type = [[Nonprofit Organization]]
| type = [[Nonprofit organization]]
| area_served = [[Africa]]<br />[[Asia]]<br />[[Eurasia]]<br />[[Latin America]]<br />[[Middle East]]
| area_served = [[Africa]]<br />[[Asia]]<br />[[Eurasia]]<br />[[Latin America]]<br />[[Middle East]]
| key_people = [[John Hatch (development specialist)|John Hatch]], founder, and [[Rupert Scofield]], President and CEO
| key_people = [[John Hatch (development specialist)|John Hatch]], founder, and [[Rupert Scofield]], President and CEO
| industry = [[Microfinance]]<br />[[Social Enterprise]]<br />[[Research]]
| industry = [[Microfinance]]<br />[[Social enterprise]]<br />[[Research]]
| products = [[Financial Services]]<br />[[Impact Investing]]<br />[[Energy]]<br />[[Research]]
| products = [[Financial services]]<br />[[Impact investing]]<br />[[Energy]]<br />[[Research]]
| revenue = $339,617,464 (Dec 31, 2017)
| revenue = $339,617,464 (December 31, 2017)
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| num_employees = approximately 10,000 (November 9, 2016)
| num_employees = Approximately 10,000 (November 9, 2016)
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| website = {{url|https://www.finca.org/}}
| website = {{url|https://www.finca.org/}}
| foundation = 1984
| foundation = 1984
| location = [[Washington, DC]], [[United States]]
| location = [[Washington, DC]], United States
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'''FINCA International''' is a [[non-profit]], [[microfinance]] organization, founded by [[John Hatch (development specialist)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1607256,00.html|title=Time Magazine Article, "Lending a hand"|accessdate=2007-04-25 | date=2007-04-05 | first=Kathleen | last=Kingsbury}}</ref>
'''FINCA International''' is a [[non-profit]], [[microfinance]] organization, founded by [[John Hatch (development specialist)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1607256,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429062054/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1607256,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2007|title=Lending a hand|access-date=April 25, 2007 | date=April 5, 2007 | first=Kathleen | last=Kingsbury}}</ref> The name FINCA is an acronym for Foundation for International Community Assistance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finca.org/about-finca/history/ |title=History of FINCA and Microfinance |work=FINCA |access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>



==Countries where FINCA operates==
==Countries where FINCA operates==
* Latin America and the Caribbean: [[Ecuador]] (Founded in 1994), [[Guatemala]] (Founded in 1998), [[Haiti]] (Founded in 1989), [[Honduras]] (Founded in 1989), [[Nicaragua]] (Founded in 1992)
* Latin America and the Caribbean: [[Ecuador]] (founded in 1994), [[Guatemala]] (founded in 1998), [[Haiti]] (founded in 1989), [[Honduras]] (founded in 1989), [[Nicaragua]] (founded in 1992)
* Newly Independent States (Eurasia) : [[Armenia]] (Founded in 1999), [[Azerbaijan]] (Founded in 1998), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] (Founded in 1998), [[Kosovo]] (Founded in 2000), [[Kyrgyzstan]] (Founded in 1995), [[Tajikistan]] (Founded in 2003)
* Newly independent states (Eurasia): [[Armenia]] (founded in 1999), [[Azerbaijan]] (founded in 1998), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] (founded in 1998), [[Kosovo]] (founded in 2000), [[Kyrgyzstan]] (founded in 1995), [[Tajikistan]] (founded in 2003)
* Africa: [[DR Congo]] (Founded in 2003), [[Malawi]] (Founded in 1994), [[Tanzania]] (Founded in 1998), [[Uganda]] (Founded in 1992), [[Zambia]] (Founded in 2001), [[Nigeria]] (Founded in 2014)
* Africa: [[DR Congo]] (founded in 2003), [[Malawi]] (founded in 1994), [[Tanzania]] (founded in 1998), [[Uganda]] (founded in 1992), [[Zambia]] (founded in 2001), [[Nigeria]] (founded in 2014)
* Middle East and South Asia: [[Afghanistan]] (Founded in 2003), [[Jordan]] (Founded in 2007), [[Pakistan]] (Founded in 2013)
* Middle East and South Asia: [[Afghanistan]] (founded in 2003), [[Jordan]] (founded in 2007), [[Pakistan]] (founded in 2013)


==See also==
==See also==


* [[FINCA Afghanistan]]
* [[FINCA Afghanistan]]
* FINCA Pakistan
* [[FINCA Uganda Limited]]
* [[FINCA Uganda Limited]]
* [[John Hatch (development specialist)|John Hatch]]
* [[John Hatch (development specialist)|John Hatch]]
* [[Village Banking]]
* [[Village banking]]
* [[Microcredit]]
* [[Microcredit]]
* [[Microfinance]]
* [[Microfinance]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://finca.org/}}
* [http://www.FINCA.org/ FINCA's Official Website]
* [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Voices/story?id=3092028 Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos", April 29, 2007 ]
* [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Voices/story?id=3092028 Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC News' ''This Week with George Stephanopoulos'', April 29, 2007 ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-F2p8TlUFg Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC's "The View", May 1, 2007]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-F2p8TlUFg Natalie Portman's video interview regarding FINCA on ABC's ''The View'', May 1, 2007]
* [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32462875 Natalie Portman's interview regarding her involvement with FINCA and The Village Banking Campaign on MSNBC, August 18, 2009]
* [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32462875 Natalie Portman's interview regarding her involvement with FINCA and The Village Banking Campaign on MSNBC, August 18, 2009]

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Latest revision as of 17:50, 3 August 2024

FINCA International
Company typeNonprofit organization
IndustryMicrofinance
Social enterprise
Research
Founded1984
HeadquartersWashington, DC, United States
Area served
Africa
Asia
Eurasia
Latin America
Middle East
Key people
John Hatch, founder, and Rupert Scofield, President and CEO
ProductsFinancial services
Impact investing
Energy
Research
Revenue$339,617,464 (December 31, 2017)
Number of employees
Approximately 10,000 (November 9, 2016)
Websitewww.finca.org

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.[1] The name FINCA is an acronym for Foundation for International Community Assistance.[2]

Countries where FINCA operates

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kingsbury, Kathleen (April 5, 2007). "Lending a hand". Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
  2. ^ "History of FINCA and Microfinance". FINCA. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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