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Microfinance organization
FINCA International
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| Company type
| Nonprofit organization
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| Industry
| Microfinance
Social enterprise
Research
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| Founded
| 1984
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| Headquarters
| Washington, DC
, United States
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Area served
| Africa
Asia
Eurasia
Latin America
Middle East
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Key people
| John Hatch
, founder, and
Rupert Scofield
, President and CEO
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| Products
| Financial services
Impact investing
Energy
Research
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| Revenue
| $339,617,464 (December 31, 2017)
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Number of employees
| Approximately 10,000 (November 9, 2016)
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| Website
| www
.finca
.org
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FINCA International
is a
non-profit
,
microfinance
organization, founded by
John Hatch
in 1984. FINCA is the innovator of the
village banking
methodology in
microcredit
and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., FINCA is considered to be one of the most influential microfinance organizations in the world.
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The name FINCA is an acronym for Foundation for International Community Assistance.
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Countries where FINCA operates
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- Latin America and the Caribbean:
Ecuador
(founded in 1994),
Guatemala
(founded in 1998),
Haiti
(founded in 1989),
Honduras
(founded in 1989),
Nicaragua
(founded in 1992)
- Newly independent states (Eurasia):
Armenia
(founded in 1999),
Azerbaijan
(founded in 1998),
Georgia
(founded in 1998),
Kosovo
(founded in 2000),
Kyrgyzstan
(founded in 1995),
Tajikistan
(founded in 2003)
- Africa:
DR Congo
(founded in 2003),
Malawi
(founded in 1994),
Tanzania
(founded in 1998),
Uganda
(founded in 1992),
Zambia
(founded in 2001),
Nigeria
(founded in 2014)
- Middle East and South Asia:
Afghanistan
(founded in 2003),
Jordan
(founded in 2007),
Pakistan
(founded in 2013)
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