Started as a pioneer in the field of development
financing, Oikocredit is today one of the largest
private financiers of the microfinance sector
worldwide. A network of offices, spread over
Latin America, Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern
Europe and managed by local professionals, ensures
proper understanding of the local needs and realities,
as well as a carefully balanced financing policy.
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are assessed
on the basis of their performance and capacity
to provide true economic and social benefits
to their beneficiaries.
"Oikocredit is to my mind an instrument
to alleviate poverty. Supported by private and institutional
investors from all backgrounds, we invest more than
50% of our outstanding capital in Microfinance because
we believe in the capacity of these small loans to
really empower poor and disadvantage people. And
when you help people to help themselves you bring
about justice and dignity."
– Oikocredit's President, Phyllis Kibui
