FINCA International provides financial services to create jobs, build assets, and improve standards of living; helping individuals with less access to loans, savings programs, and insurance.

FINCA’s focus areas include the microfinance market, donations, investment and commercial capital, and a tracking record.

Online resources are available about what makes microfinance successful. Some of these resources include:

• The Rural Finance Learning Centre
• MicroLINKS
• The United Nations Year of Microcredit 2005
• The Microcredit Summit
• The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
• The Microfinance Gateway