One of the many benefits of the structure of WMI’s loan groups is the ability for the women to build community amongst themselves. Living in the same community and seeing other borrowers workin...
Returning to East Africa for her annual field trip, WMI president, Robyn Nietert, spent 6 weeks visiting loans hubs in all three countries where WMI works: Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Insights ga...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/wmi-president-annual-field-visit/
In 2023, Women’s Microfinance Initiative (WMI) achieved remarkable milestones in its mission to empower rural women in East Africa. From establishing a new headquarters to surpassing $10 millio...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/celebrating-wmis-transformative-work-in-2023/
As WMI borrowers work towards and achieve financial independence, many borrowers prioritize household upgrades that have improved the living conditions for them and their families. Throughout Eas...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/elephant-grass-briquette-project/
Many of WMI’s loan coordinators have other businesses and jobs they are part of since most of the work as a loan coordinator falls during the evenings and weekends. Loan coordinators oversee th...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/from-wmi-borrowers-to-running-their-own-schools/
As the WMI Summer Internship came to a close last week, us interns wanted to highlight some of our favorite experiences from our time in Buyobo. Cindy Matsiko-My favorite part was having the oppo...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/08/10/wmi-summer-interns-reflect-on-their-time-in-buyobo/
The 2023 WMI Summer Internship started this week and we have all been hard at work! Here is a little information about us and we can’t wait to share more about our time here in Buyobo, Uganda! ...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/07/02/meet-the-wmi-2023-summer-interns/
The empowerment of girls in developing communities and across the world has many benefits including promoting gender equality, increased access to education, and is an overall investment into the...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/girls-empowerment-program/
As the realities of climate change continue to affect many different areas of the world, developing countries and vulnerable populations are often hit the hardest. The women of WMI are especially...
WMI President Robyn Nietert concluded her visit to East Africa in mid-February and offered some reflections on her time there. As her first visit since the pandemic, the region is still recoverin...
https://wmionline.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/more-updates-from-the-annual-field-visit-to-east-africa/