The Foundation is a private non-profit organization
that aims to help women—through research,
training courses and study seminars—obtain
access to capital, information, technology and
markets in various environments thereby providing
them with opportunities to develop their own
knowledge and encouraging the use of mechanisms
and instruments to increase their awareness of
their potential and the importance of their role
in society both financially and socially. In
particular, the Foundation, through specific
actions in the micro credit and ethical finance
sectors, proposes to serve as a cultural leader
in the development of a savings culture, a financial
culture and the entrepreneurship of women.
"The international year of microcredit provides
a greater opportunity for the growth of women and
their families and reinforces the role of women in
society. Furthermore, it represents an opportunity
to pass the awareness of better and more responsible
management of money to new generations of women and
men."
-- Paola Barbieri President, Risorsa Donna Foundation