Working Capital for Community Needs

At WCCN, we do our best to capture our impact and the context of poverty in which we work, but sometimes we see a piece by someone else that we really like and wish to share.

🙌🏽 Shout out to Free Documentary for their work documenting a few kids' incredible journey to school each day. This rings true with what we have seen in the field during client visits.

Microfinance can be a powerful tool to improve women's income so children have better, safer access to education.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3gvzk3fLs

Most Dangerous Ways To School | NICARAGUA | Free Documentary Every morning, the three sisters Julia, Yulissa and Kenya climb int...

In 2025, WCCN began its partnership with Friendship Bridge, a non-profit organization that serves more than 27,000 indigenous Mayan women in rural Guatemala.

Founded in 1998, Friendship Bridge uses a model called “Microcredit Plus,” which combines access to credit with education, culturally appropriate healthcare, and business support. Most clients are reached through Trust Banks, community-based solidarity groups whose members act as mutual guarantors, enabling women with no collateral or credit history to access credit.

In 2025 alone, Friendship Bridge disbursed more than 39,000 loans and served more than 27,900 active clients. Beyond financing, over 21,000 clients received financial literacy and business training, more than 7,500 received hands-on agricultural coaching, and more than 29,000 took part in community well-being sessions on health, self-esteem, and women’s empowerment.

Alongside Friendship Bridge, WCCN partners with more than 30 local organizations to create opportunities for low-income microentrepreneurs and their families across Latin America.

💚🌎 In our , we take a closer look at Friendship Bridge’s work. We invite you to read it - Link in our bio.



Photo credit: Friendship Bridge

Back in 2010, WCCN became one of FACES' earliest international supporters. Today, +15 years later, we are honored to highlight our ongoing partnership in our .

Founded in 1991, FACES Microfinanzas is an Ecuadorian nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty and creating opportunities for underserved microentrepreneurs. Rather than relying on rigid credit histories, they visit their borrowers to understand their businesses firsthand and responsibly extend credit to unbanked entrepreneurs who would otherwise be excluded from traditional finance.

In 2025 alone, FACES disbursed more than 17,500 loans and served more than 25,700 active clients (54% women, 70% living in rural areas). Beyond financing, the organization pairs credit with business training, financial education, and technical support focused on climate-smart agriculture.

Alongside FACES, WCCN partners with more than 30 local organizations to create opportunities for low-income microentrepreneurs and their families across Latin America.

💚🌎 Read more in our 2025 Impact Report here: https://bit.ly/4xpDCmT



Photo credit: FACES

We’re excited to share our 2025 Impact Report, which highlights our journey and the valuable lessons we’ve learned over the past year.

In this edition, we share a mix of statistics and narrative stories from our partners and end-borrowers. While statistics provide an overview of where we are today, stories offer deeper insight into the long-term, multi-generational impact of our work.

On behalf of our team, our local partners, and the inspiring community of small business owners and farmers we serve, thank you for joining WCCN’s mission.

💚🌎 Explore the full report. LINK IN OUR BIO

This week, WCCN is joining the 7th in Lima, Peru 🇵🇪 One of the most important gatherings for gender-lens investing in Latin America, bringing together investors, leaders, and changemakers working toward a more just and equitable future.

One of the highlights: our Executive Director, Will Harris, will be joining fellow leaders on the panel “Rewriting the Rules of Money,” a conversation about how financial services can better respond to women’s financial behaviors, economic decisions, and life trajectories. Thanks to for organizing this powerful space. Looking forward to learning, connecting, and bringing new ideas back to our work.

On , we honor the hard work and dreams of thousands of microentrepreneurs and smallholder farmers across Latin America. Their resilience and stories are at the heart of WCCN’s mission and inspire us to continue working toward a more just and equitable future where no one is left behind.

We also recognize the passion and commitment of our +25 local partners throughout the region 🌎 🙌🏽 We are proud to work together to create opportunities that strengthen local livelihoods and help break the cycle of poverty.