Eliminating Poverty Through Microcredit
The Foundation for Women is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit and registered non-government organization working to end poverty through microcredit programs.
What's New?
Celebrating International Women's Day with the launch of the Deborah & Florence Education Fund for Girls
On this special day we want to officially announce the formation of the "Deborah & Florence Education Fund for Girls" which was birthed at the end of 2017 by a generous gift from long-time supporter and board member Janie Davis. Janie has two grandsons for whom she is arranging funding for their education. When we were together a few months ago, Janie expressed the desire to do something for girls as well as boys. She provided the initial gift which the Foundation for Women matched - so we now have $2000 in the account which we hope will grow to fund not just post-high school education for Deborah and Florence, but for many, many girls. Read more.
Foundation for Women Liberia Wins World Bank Funding!
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SAN DIEGO – The Foundation for Women, a San Diego-based non-profit working to end poverty through microfinance, has received funding for it's Liberian microcredit finance programs from the World Bank. Read the full press release.
SAN DIEGO – The Foundation for Women, a San Diego-based non-profit working to end poverty through microfinance, has received funding for it's Liberian microcredit finance programs from the World Bank. Read the full press release.
Letters from Liberia: World Bank Funding has arrived- FFW Liberia Honored at Liberian Government MSME Launch!
At 6am this morning, I had a conversation with our FFW Liberia COO David Beyan with tremendous news. After working with the World Bank and the Central Bank of Liberia forever it seems, yesterday funding to expand our microcredit portfolio was deposited into our account. Today there was a special program in recognition of this post-Ebola support and Foundation for Women Liberia was the star!! Read David's dazzling account of the event.
TEDWomen is a three-day conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. The program of speakers, workshops, events—and daring discussions—has sparked some of TED's most iconic moments yet. TEDWomen brings together a global community of people interested in exploring how change begins: with innovative thinkers who catalyze ideas towards action. Over the past few years, TEDWomen and TEDxWomen have launched some powerful ideas into the world and this year was no exception! FFW Founder Deborah Lindholm attended and networked with an international audience of women change-makers around a variety of critical issues. Read more.