In many developing countries, most of the poor are self-employed, selling produce at market, making clothing or baskets and repairing tools.

Without the capital to improve their yield or increase their productivity, however, the poor can never grow their tiny businesses enough to help them escape poverty.

Photo credit: FINCA International.

Did you know that:

• 80% of the world’s population does not have access to credit, and women are the least able to access credit?
• Women who borrow from microfinance institutions enjoy increased self-confidence and take a more active role in the community?
• 98% of all microloans are repaid on time?

By providing initial loans of as little as $50, Global Impact member charities, including ACCION International, FINCA International, Freedom From Hunger and Opportunity International, empower women with fledgling businesses to create their own jobs, raise their incomes, increase the well-being of their families and eventually hire others in their community.

Your gift of $100 will help women to build the small businesses that feed families and strengthen communities in developing countries worldwide.

Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on Earth. Representing more than 50 of the most respected U.S.-based international charities in giving campaigns across the nation, Global Impact touches more than 400 million lives worldwide through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called the Iraqi migration the largest and fastest-growing crisis of its kind in the world. Although many of the displaced are professionals with business and trade skills, most have little or no access to jobs, schools or health care.

Photo credit: Ashley Clements/World Vision/Jordan

Did you know that:

• An estimated 60,000 Iraqis flee their homes every month?
• Since the start of the war in Iraq, approximately 4.4 million Iraqis—half of them children—have been displaced?
• More than 2 million Iraqi refugees have left the country, most fleeing to neighboring Jordan and Syria?

Global Impact member charities, including Mercy Corps, World Vision, Church World Service and International Rescue Committee, are working in both Iraq and Jordan, concentrating on the most critical needs: emergency supplies, health care, food, education and employment. They are reopening schools, immunizing children and providing employment for families.

Your gift of $100 can help pay school fees or provide essentials like textbooks, backpacks and school supplies such as notepaper, scissors, rulers, pens, pencils and crayons for three Iraqi children.

Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on Earth. Representing more than 50 of the most respected U.S.-based international charities in giving campaigns across the nation, Global Impact touches more than 400 million lives worldwide through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.