About Microfinancing Partners in Africa

• Pioneered by Muhammad Yunus​
• Provides small loans and education to people in extreme poverty to create small businesses that provide a steady stream of income​
• Includes training, coaching, ongoing support and problem solving
• Creating self-sufficiency leads to confidence and a restoration of dignity​

Each of our programs follows a model of “microfinancing the MPA way.”  Some do this within a “dollars-and-cents” financial loan structure; others do this by applying the principles of microfinancing to a pay-it-forward economic empowerment program.  Each of our programs requires that members save or invest in some way; clearly communicate the terms by which the loan will be repaid or paid forward; train and support members to navigate the inevitable obstacles; and ultimately empower communities to implement economic solutions at the grassroots level.

MPA stands for “Microfinancing Partners in Africa.” The word “partners” is inclusive for us. We partner with you, our generous donors, to steward your gifts for maximum impact. We partner with grassroots organizations doing great microfinancing.

Through these groups, MPA partners with people living in the direst of circumstances: desperate poverty with its underlying burdens and threats to health, community, and dignity. The people who are struggling to climb out of such extreme poverty are not merely recipients of charity.

They are our heroes.  They work so hard in a difficult world. They, too, are our partners. There are no better advocates for systemic change than the people who have seen success through small income projects.

How can we not be inspired?

Microfinancing

Local grassroots microfinancing organizations offer training, support, and a reliable method of saving, borrowing, and growing a business. Individuals begin saving or preparing their land.

Group Support

Small groups train together and support each other in planning their income projects.

Impact on Well-Being

When the loan is repaid (or the living animal loan is retired by passing on an offspring), the income project grows in success. Savings grows. Family nutrition, health, schooling improves.

Transformation

People who have struggled have transformed themselves into donors and leaders, helping their neighbors, solving community issues.

Improved Standard of Living

• Food / Diet
• Hygiene and Sanitation
• Water Access
• Housing Improvements

Increased Financial Ability

• Financial Management
• Training
• School Fees
• Savings
• Business Growth
• Emergency Reserves
• Special Occasion Reserves

Increased Capacity Building

• Business School (continued education)
• Leadership