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Fonkoze is Haiti’s Alternative Bank for the Organized Poor. We are the largest micro-finance institution offering a full range of financial services to the rural-based poor in Haiti. Fonkoze is committed to the economic and social improvement of the people and communities of Haiti and to the reduction of poverty in the country.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 08:07
This case study describes Fonkoze’s experience with its branch in Marigot, Haiti, discussing its efforts to improve financial service delivery to the poor, establish center attendance, repayment and proper investment of loans and efforts to shift center leadership from MFI staff to local credit center members. The paper highlights Fonkoze’s belief in opening branches in underserved areas and spreading their reach through traditional solidarity group credit centers.
Friday, 27 January 2012 10:15
Our Winter 2012 newsletter is out. Learn about about our innovative education program, meet the Haitian entrepreneurs who run a solar street lamp company with a Fonkoze loan, and meet a client who used our new natural disaster insurance to bounce back from a damaged business. Read it here.
Friday, 13 January 2012 14:15
Fonkoze marked the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake with our first-ever live webinar with supporters. More than 100 people participated in a discussion with Fonkoze’s top leadership, Fonkoze Financial Services CEO Anne Hastings and Fonkoze Director Carine Roenen, who reflected on Haiti’s progress since the earthquake and answered participants’ questions. If you missed the webinar, check out the recording on our web site and share it with friends and family. Watching our webinar is just one of many ways you can continue to support Haiti two years after the earthquake.
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Earthquake anniversary roundup
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Fortified against disaster: A Fonkoze client profile
Josette Lazarre, center with her family, received an insurance payout when rains ruined her merchandise. The insurance helped get the...
A Haitian Bank Thrives After the Quake by Helping the Poor
, GOOD Magazine—19 Jan, 2012
Fonkoze website offers way to assist rebuilding of troubled Caribbean nation
, Scranton Times Tribune—14 Jan, 2012
Fonkoze insuring the future of clients
—12 Jan, 2012
