MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS

Veena Mankar, CEO, Swadhaar

Partner since May 2006

"We formed Swadhaar to bring opportunity and hope to the hardworking poor people of Mumbai trapped in poverty. A strategic partnership with Unitus and microfinance expertise from ACCION will move us much closer to our goal of providing financial services to 195,000 clients by 2011."

Mr. Mohammed Amin, CEO, Adhikar

Partner since April 2007

"We are excited about working closely with Unitus and confident that with their support, Adhikar will be able to scale rapidly. Our passion is to help the poor help themselves out of poverty and we are glad to have found an organization such as Unitus whose objectives are so well aligned with ours."

Ingrid Munro, Managing Trustee, Jamii Bora Trust

Partner since July 2004

"Jamii Bora Trust thanks Unitus for their vision and trust in us as an institution. We will accomplish great things together and look forward to an exciting partnership."

Mr. Dhattatreya Hosagrahar, CEO, IIRM

Partner since April 2007

"I can think of no better or more experienced microfinance advisors to guide us in our evolution than the team at Unitus. We are eager to continue making a difference in the lives of the poor and Unitus’s strategic support will enable us to reach many thousands more than might otherwise be possible."

Dr. Shafiq Dhanani, Chairman and Founder, MBK Ventura

Partner since December 2006

"We hope that this partnership will bring positive change to the lives of Indonesia’s poor. With the support of Unitus, MBK will be able to offer financial services to thousands more people who would otherwise be unbankable."

Eduardo Gallardo D'iauto, Founder and CEO, Credex

Partner since December 2006

"Since we started operations in 2002, Credex has achieved tremendous growth. Working alongside Unitus, we’ll be able to reach even more of the poor and at the same time demonstrate to the capital markets in Mexico and abroad that microfinance makes good business sense."