{"id":41574,"date":"2015-10-30T20:19:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T00:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/alleviating-poverty"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:00:17","slug":"alleviating-poverty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/alleviating-poverty","title":{"rendered":"Alleviating Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FINCA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/our-work\">financial services<\/a> offer a powerful tool in the fight against poverty. See how we have helped transform people&#8217;s lives across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EXwcUDQM9Yc?feature=oembed\" title=\"FINCA &amp; The MasterCard Foundation on Social Performance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Poverty is a multifaceted challenge. Providing reliable and responsible financial services is part of the solution, just like providing education, health care, clean water, or access to energy.<\/p>\n<p>In any country, micro and small businesses need credit to grow and generate income. 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