What Happens After Harvest Matters Just as Much
For smallholder farmers, growing a quality crop is only part of the journey. Whether that harvest becomes lasting …
Borrower Stories
Stories from the enterprises we finance. These articles highlight loan announcements, borrower journeys, business growth, and the social and environmental impact created through access to capital.
Recyproco Is Turning Waste Into Opportunity in Honduras
Every day, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, generates about 1,000 tons of waste. Yet only a fraction is recycled, …
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How Trofica Is Improving Recycler Incomes in Cartagena
In Cartagena, Colombia, hundreds of waste pickers make a living collecting plastic. Often earning very little for the …
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Turning Traditional Weaving into Economic Opportunity
In rural Indonesia, poverty often persists because families lack access to stable income and opportunity. But it does …
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Panela, Regenerative Farming, and Stable Incomes in Rural Colombia
Across rural Colombia, thousands of families depend on panela — unrefined cane sugar — to earn a living. …
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Sirtanio: Preserving Heirloom Rice and Lifting Farmer Incomes in East Java
In East Java, rice is more than a staple crop — it is livelihood, culture, and identity. For …
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Beyond the Loan: Stories from Our Field Visit to Junín, Peru
In early October, our team set out on a field visit to meet three of our borrowers in …
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Kenari Nuts: A Forest-Saving Superfood
In Eastern Indonesia’s Spice Islands, around 1,600 kilometers east of Bali, the Kayoa people have long lived amid …
Finance in the Jungle: Our Work in Colombia
In Colombia, accessing capital is often slow and costly. Interest rates commonly reach 15–18% annually, with months of …
From Middlemen to Market Access: How MRS Is Empowering 7,000 Farmers in Sulawesi
Indonesia’s spice farmers have shaped global trade for centuries. Once known as the “Spice Islands,” the archipelago supplied …
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