Thankful Thursday: Tom Pollihan
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Jet lagged and up since 2 AM, I finally gave up and walked out for an early quiet breakfast and reflection. While... Read More
Thankful Thursday: Shawna Brinson
After three years of working at MPA, I finally traveled to Africa in January 2019. Before we left, Executive Director Heather said... Read More
Women for Women: October 2019
SAFE WOMEN ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS Inspired by the Piglets for Post-Fistula Women project, SWAP is a new effort to support and engage groups... Read More
Women for Women: September 2019
Revolving loan members meet in small village groups and receive training and support. Small lending circle members meet regularly and contribute to... Read More
Women for Women: August 2019
HOW ARE PIGLETS SAVING LIVES? Post-fistula women throughout Uganda receive the training necessary to raise and sell pigs. With recruiting two neighbors... Read More
Clean Water for All: MPA’s Story in Discovering a MicroFinance Solution for Clean Water
In January 2018, Sister Toni introduced the Sawyer Water Filter to BUWEA, an African Partner in Bukoba, Tanzania. The excitement of the... Read More
Have Your Donation Matched!
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to offering a hand up from poverty to possibility for families in Africa. MPA is excited... Read More
A Look Inside The Safe Birth Project
MPA’s Safe Birth Initiative works to link maternal health with microfinance and income opportunities for women in Masaka, Uganda. It currently includes... Read More
Six Books We Recommend on Poverty & Microfinance Worldwide
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Muhammad Yunus, Alan Jolis Banker to the Poor is Muhammad Yunus’s... Read More
10 Profound Quotes About Microfinance
“If you go out into the real world, you cannot miss seeing that the poor are poor not because they are untrained... Read More