News From The Field In Haiti

Microenterprise is flourishing in Port-au-Prince

A FINCA staffer, just back from a 10-day fact-finding trip to Haiti, reports that, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake, the streets and the vast tent cities of Port-au-Prince are bustling with vendors of fruit, charcoal, soft drinks, personal care products and used clothing. With over 600,000 people displaced in Haiti’s most hard-hit cities and provinces, FINCA Haiti is launching new financial products, including start-up business and housing loans, to help 5,000 new clients rebuild their lives.

Damage inspections of FINCA’s branches, which serve eight of Haiti’s 10 provinces, indicate that four of the buildings are unsafe, not just two as originally reported. Staff is currently scouting locations in which to open new offices.  Read more Haiti updates...

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DID YOU KNOW THAT...

this year, FINCA Haiti is celebrating 20 years of serving the working poor through 10 branches that provide national coverage? FINCA loans are making a profound difference for communities living in entrenched poverty, as well as those affected by the earthquake. Read more facts about FINCA here...