{"id":41497,"date":"2022-04-04T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/malawi"},"modified":"2025-10-21T09:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:16:24","slug":"malawi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/locations\/africa\/malawi","title":{"rendered":"Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c442056 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1-300x160.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Fighting Poverty in <strong>Malawi<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">FINCA helps Malawians living in poverty access financial services to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bda7555c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stats is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_0469e7f8fc70206d7f4a016fbca54ccb\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"50.7\">\n\t\t\t\t50.7%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">LIVE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2019<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_066918e733006eb11e084f7c4af8a193\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"64.977516428112\">\n\t\t\t\t65.0%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">WORK IN AGRICULTURE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2025<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_f464a314d9563a830dac4025102f363a\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"75.4\">\n\t\t\t\t75.4%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3.00 PER DAY<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2019<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);text-decoration:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/ext\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>sources from World Bank Group<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover callout\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#343035\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-190c5114 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3bf204e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-utopia-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Women are the key to success in the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/women#top\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b8a911db wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Facts about Malawi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world\u2014over half the population lives below the poverty line. Daily life for a Malawian is extremely challenging. The majority live in rural areas where infrastructure is minimal and formal financial services are scarce. A small percentage of Malawians have access to sanitation facilities and electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malawi, along with much of sub-Saharan Africa, is on the verge of a crisis. By 2035, the International Monetary Fund estimates the number of Africans joining the working age population will exceed the rest of the world combined. To fill this surge, 18 million new jobs will have to be created each year for the next 20 years across sub-Saharan Africa. In the meantime, Malawians rely on the informal sector for a chance to earn a living. In addition, access to basic services, like energy, water and sanitation, education, health care and agriculture, is often inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When poor people have access to financial services and life-enhancing products, they can earn more, build their assets, create jobs and cushion themselves against external shocks. Since 1994, FINCA has been helping thousands of Malawians improve their lives. FINCA offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/our-work\/microfinance\/financial-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial services<\/a>, such as loans, savings and microinsurance throughout the country, and supports access to basic services through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincaventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FINCA Ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f98634f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-purple-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f49f56a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Products &amp; Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Individual Loans, Village Banking Loans, Small Group and Solidarity Loans, Savings, Insurance, Energy, Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/our-work\">Learn About Our Work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-orange-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-845a701b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Head Office <\/strong><br>Henderson Street<br>Private Bag 382<br>Blantyre, Malawi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fincaventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group location-articles has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-411d868d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">    \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-434a6acf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Featured stories from <strong>Malawi<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n<section id=\"block_block_8f91b2eac533ed8b0106e12058ead25c\" class=\"block version_1 block_8f91b2eac533ed8b0106e12058ead25c location-articles africa\">\n        <div class=\"featured card  animate zoomin\">\n        <div class=\"row g-0\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/woman-wont-give\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-1024x575.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1.webp 1920w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"A Woman Who Won&#8217;t Give up\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-1024x575.webp\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"A Woman Who Won\u2019t Give up\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malawi-JoyceMandevu-scaled.jpg-1.webp 1920w\"><\/noscript><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/woman-wont-give\">A Woman Who Won&#8217;t Give up<\/a><\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-text\">With no income of her own, Joyce, along with her two teen-aged children and her elderly parents, faced a bleak future of hunger and homelessness. Determined to protect her family, Joyce took out a loan of $121 and started a small used clothing business.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/woman-wont-give\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">Read Story<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n         \n    <div class=\"remaining\">\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/paida-dreams-big\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Paida Dreams Big\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Paida Dreams Big\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/paida-dreams-big\">Paida Dreams Big<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Paida lives in land-locked Malawi, one of the world&#8217;s most densely populated and least developed countries. She got through high school, but didn\u2019t pass the entrance exams for university. So she knew she would never have a chance for a well-paying career. But that hasn\u2019t stopped her. Paida has big dreams.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/paida-dreams-big\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/her-endless-ambitions\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Her Endless Ambitions\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Her Endless Ambitions\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelina-Vincent-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/her-endless-ambitions\">Her Endless Ambitions<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Fifty-nine-year-old Angelina Vincent was able to start and manage four businesses in Malawi, thanks to the help of FINCA microfinance loans.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/her-endless-ambitions\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/a-journey-with-few-dollars\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-1024x585.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1.jpg 1050w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"A Journey With a Few Dollars\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"A Journey With a Few Dollars\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agness-Malawi-1050-1.jpg 1050w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/a-journey-with-few-dollars\">A Journey With a Few Dollars<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">With a small loan from FINCA, Agnes Chitsotso turned her tiny business into a thriving one that now supports her children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/a-journey-with-few-dollars\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"locations\" class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5482778a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Explore Our Global 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