Five Talents International
| WISH LIST
$200: funds 1 loan that
creates 1 job that supports 6 people;
$500: purchases a dairy cow for a
farmer in Kenya;
$10,000: creates
a village banking program
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Five Talents International offers a hand up to thousands of people in Africa, Asia
and Latin America through microfinancing, business training, and education.
Managed from offices in Vienna, VA (and London, England) FTI relies on the
Anglican network worldwide as an avenue into very poor communities of people
of all faiths. The loans are small by US standards. At $50 to $300 they are the kinds
of loans that banks cannot afford to make, especially when there is no collateral. And the businesses are simple:
sewing, soapmaking, automobile repair, brickmaking, and farming. About 80% are headed by women. Week-long
sessions on business planning, marketing, and accounting can attract hundreds, many of whom walk 5-6 hours a
day to get there. Last year, Five Talents financed nearly 12,000 microloans benefiting more that 70,000 entrepreneurs
and their families. Each $200 loan creates one job; each job supports six people; each loan repaid with interest is
loaned again. FTI takes seriously the belief that treasure is meant to be multiplied. You can confirm that belief.
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