Networks

Unitus, an international nonprofit organization, fights global poverty by accelerating the growth of microfinance—small loans and other financial tools for self-empowerment—where it is needed most. Unitus is not your traditional nonprofit. In addition to on-the-ground microfinance expertise, we bring executive experience from banking, technology, and corporate consulting backgrounds to employ market-driven solutions to age-old problems of financial exclusion and poverty. Our model focuses on seeking out and partnering with young, high-potential microfinance institutions (small banking organizations that serve the poor, often called MFIs), helping them build capacity, attract capital, and unite with our network to achieve rapid, sustainable growth.
We target our efforts in high-need regions of the developing world where microfinance has promise but is struggling to grow. Once MFIs and/or regions reach critical milestones and demonstrate sustainability, we shift our resources to where they can be used most effectively.
Unitus works with 24 microfinance partners in India, Southeast Asia, East Africa, South America, and Mexico. These MFIs are growing 7 times faster than their peers, demonstrating the strength of their leadership and the promise of our approach. In just 7 years, we’ve helped our partners serve more than 8 million families. Hide