Our Growth



We began lending to rural grassroots businesses in 1999 because we saw a pressing need that was not being met—namely, access to affordable credit for sustainable enterprises that stimulate economic growth and environmental stewardship in the developing world. We have honed a model that channels capital to these businesses when they need it most while mitigating the risks that have kept them isolated from mainstream financial markets for so long.

Cumulative Results1
Repayment rate from borrowers 99%
Repayment rate to investors 100%
Number of farmers/ artisans reached2 606,000
Hectares under sustainable management 1,013,000
Number of rural enterprises trained 221


Key Lending Figures
  2009 2010 20113 Cumulative
Amount disbursed $56.9 million $80.1 million $58.6 million $314.7 million
Number of loans disbursed 149 227 163 1058
Number of borrowers 139 172 51 371
1As of 6/30/2011
2Total number of members represented by our borrower enterprises
3As of Q2 2011