{"id":60332,"date":"2025-01-24T13:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finca.org\/poverty-eradication-lab-2"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:22:05","slug":"poverty-eradication-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/poverty-eradication-lab","title":{"rendered":"Poverty Eradication Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter hero\" style=\"min-height:522px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-54472 lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling student in a classroom with a chalkboard covered in notes and calculations in the background.\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"object-position:68% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"68% 100%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-54472 img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling student in a classroom with a chalkboard covered in notes and calculations in the background.\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad.jpg\" style=\"object-position:68% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"68% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brightlife-StudentAndBlackboad-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(0,0,0) 41%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 56%)\"><\/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-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-513ae5d6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Poverty Eradication Lab<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-default-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">The Next Chapter in FINCA\u2019s Innovation Story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98f18673 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--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>FINCA\u2019s Poverty Eradication Lab discovers, tests, and scales digitally enabled products and solutions that help people break the cycle of poverty.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We combine deep user insights, human-centered design, and four decades of experience to rapidly prototype and deliver practical solutions that work, where and when they\u2019re needed most. With a footprint spanning 45+ countries and access to 9 million customers, the Lab is FINCA\u2019s engine for turning bold ideas into meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stats stacked has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2e800eaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"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<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"> \n<section data-finca-block=\"card-countup\" data-countup=\"{&quot;source&quot;:&quot;manual&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:838,&quot;decimals&quot;:0,&quot;startOnLoad&quot;:false}\" id=\"block_block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11\" class=\"block version_3 block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11 card-countup  h-100  red none  ms-auto me-auto mt-auto mb-auto ms-sm-auto me-sm-auto mt-sm-auto mb-sm-auto ms-md-auto me-md-auto mt-md-auto mb-md-auto ms-lg-auto me-lg-auto mt-lg-auto mb-lg-auto ms-xl-auto me-xl-auto mt-xl-auto mb-xl-auto\" data-aos=\"none\"> <!-- -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card h-100 shadow-none \" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"\" >\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<div class=\"mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body ps-auto pe-auto pt-auto pb-auto ps-sm-auto pe-sm-auto pt-sm-auto pb-sm-auto ps-md-auto pe-md-auto pt-md-auto pb-md-auto ps-lg-auto pe-lg-auto pt-lg-auto pb-lg-auto ps-xl-auto pe-xl-auto pt-xl-auto pb-xl-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\"><span class=\"number_prepend\"><\/span><span id=\"number_block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11\" class=\"number js-countup-target\">838<\/span> <span class=\"number_append\">M<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPEOPLE LIVE IN EXTREME\r\nPOVERTY ON LESS THAN $3.00\/DAY\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"description-icon\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#block-card-countup-modal_block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11\">?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n<\/section>\n \n   <div class=\"modal fade description-modal version_3\" id=\"block-card-countup-modal_block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"block-card-countup-modal_block_55ccd0170c9a248c16d4c7cccb807e11-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n\t   <div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t <div class=\"modal-header\" style=\"position: absolute;right: 0; border: none;\">\n\t\t   <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"modal-body\" style=\"margin-top:2.5rem;\"><p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/publication\/poverty-prosperity-and-planet#:~:text=Today%2C%20almost%20700%20million%20people,%2D19%2C%20and%20increased%20fragility.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Bank<\/a>, 838 million people live in extreme poverty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t   <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"> \n<section data-finca-block=\"card-countup\" data-countup=\"{&quot;source&quot;:&quot;manual&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:67,&quot;decimals&quot;:0,&quot;startOnLoad&quot;:false}\" id=\"block_block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613\" class=\"block version_3 block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613 card-countup  h-100  red none  ms-auto me-auto mt-auto mb-auto ms-sm-auto me-sm-auto mt-sm-auto mb-sm-auto ms-md-auto me-md-auto mt-md-auto mb-md-auto ms-lg-auto me-lg-auto mt-lg-auto mb-lg-auto ms-xl-auto me-xl-auto mt-xl-auto mb-xl-auto\" data-aos=\"none\"> <!-- -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card h-100 shadow-none \" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"\" >\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<div class=\"mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body ps-auto pe-auto pt-auto pb-auto ps-sm-auto pe-sm-auto pt-sm-auto pb-sm-auto ps-md-auto pe-md-auto pt-md-auto pb-md-auto ps-lg-auto pe-lg-auto pt-lg-auto pb-lg-auto ps-xl-auto pe-xl-auto pt-xl-auto pb-xl-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\"><span class=\"number_prepend\"><\/span><span id=\"number_block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613\" class=\"number js-countup-target\">67<\/span> <span class=\"number_append\">%<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOF PEOPLE LIVING IN\r\nEXTREME POVERTY LIVE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"description-icon\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#block-card-countup-modal_block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613\">?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n<\/section>\n \n   <div class=\"modal fade description-modal version_3\" id=\"block-card-countup-modal_block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"block-card-countup-modal_block_df35d658463a6b6a28eb84f836e7c613-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n\t   <div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t <div class=\"modal-header\" style=\"position: absolute;right: 0; border: none;\">\n\t\t   <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"modal-body\" style=\"margin-top:2.5rem;\"><p>As of 2024, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 16 percent of the world\u2019s population but 67 percent of the people living in extreme poverty, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/publication\/poverty-prosperity-and-planet#:~:text=Today%2C%20almost%20700%20million%20people,%2D19%2C%20and%20increased%20fragility.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t   <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13ada180 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--30);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-f7b9ed3c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>What Sets Us Apart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Poverty Eradication Lab is built to do things differently. We don\u2019t just design products \u2014 we build them with customers, test them in the field, and refine them for real-world impact. This is what makes it possible to deliver solutions that are fast, relevant, and scalable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column animate zoomin has-border-color has-primary-red-border-color has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-card is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a66129f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62798 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62798 img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon.jpg 612w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/validation-icon-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">Validation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We test real prototypes with real users in the field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Only proven solutions move forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-red-border-color has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-card is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a66129f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hcd-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62790 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hcd-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62790 img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hcd-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hcd-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hcd-icon-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">Human-Centered Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People are at the heart of every product decision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">We engage directly with customers to understand their needs, aspirations, and lived realities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-orange-border-color has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-card has-primary-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6e289dc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecosystem-icon.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62786 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecosystem-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62786 img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecosystem-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecosystem-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ecosystem-icon-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">Ecosystem Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We connect solutions and partners to tackle poverty at its roots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Seamless integration with FINCA Ventures portfolio companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c51f9e8f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-yellow-border-color has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-card is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a66129f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"1127\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62794 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1356\" height=\"1127\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62794 img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23.png 1356w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23-1024x851.png 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/speed-icon-png-23-768x638.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1356px) 100vw, 1356px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">Speed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Products move from idea to prototype in under 3 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Rapid iteration reduces risk and accelerates impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-green-border-color has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-card is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a66129f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-icon.webp\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62782 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-icon.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62782 img-fluid\" style=\"width:auto;height:80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-icon.webp 536w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-icon-268x300.webp 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct access to 9M+ FINCA customers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Every product is built for deployment through 361 by FINCA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4ddd844c 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:0;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-84e84008 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Pilots in Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lab transforms insights into action through rapid prototyping and field testing. Each pilot is designed to validate impact, commercial viability, and scalability, ensuring that successful models can be replicated across markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element feature our-work blue has-light-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;grid-template-columns:45% auto\" id=\"financial-empowerment\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Girls wearing Rising Academies uniforms looking at a book and demonstrating the value of education in Ghana.\" class=\"wp-image-56552 size-full lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"object-position:46% 45%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Girls wearing Rising Academies uniforms looking at a book and demonstrating the value of education in Ghana.\" class=\"wp-image-56552 size-full img-fluid\" style=\"object-position:46% 45%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RisingAcademies_GirlsReviewingBookInSchool.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-41d8f0b5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ef88fea2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group media-heading is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-06d90104 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-pt-sans-narrow-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(26.465px, 1.654rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.655), 45px);\"><strong>Holistic Finance in Early Childhood Education in Uganda and Tanzania<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59592 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:82px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59592 img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:82px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LogoPNGBlack_Jack_-1-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.179), 16px);\">The Lab is partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.jackfruitnetwork.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackfruit Finance<\/a>, a fintech platform and FINCA Ventures investee, to pilot a three-phase financing model to improve the quality and capacity of early childhood education for low- and middle-income families in Uganda and Tanzania.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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\/from-insight-to-action-a-new-path-to-ending-poverty\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element feature our-work purple has-light-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;grid-template-columns:45% auto\" id=\"impact-investing\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia-1024x585.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Women wearing color clothing in a field with a tree and landscape in the distance. The women use Ignitia's weather forecasting tool to escape poverty in Ghana.\" class=\"wp-image-56931 size-full lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"object-position:31% 37%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Women wearing color clothing in a field with a tree and landscape in the distance. The women use Ignitia&#039;s weather forecasting tool to escape poverty in Ghana.\" class=\"wp-image-56931 size-full img-fluid\" style=\"object-position:31% 37%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ignitia.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pt-sans-narrow-font-family\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:clamp(26.465px, 1.654rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.655), 45px);\"><strong>End-to-End Rice Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"266\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluid_logo_orange.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56996 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:80px;height:30px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluid_logo_orange.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56996 img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:80px;height:30px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluid_logo_orange.png 686w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluid_logo_orange-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.179), 16px);\">The Lab partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluidfinance.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FLUID Finance<\/a>, an agri-fintech and FINCA Ventures investee, to pilot a holistic financing model for smallholder farmers in Ghana. Instead of credit, farmers received seeds, fertilizer, and mechanized services like ploughing and harvesting, and were ensured a guaranteed market at fair prices.<br><\/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\/rethinking-financial-solutions-for-smallholder-farmers\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe997f13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);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-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">Latest Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-primary-red-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-1024x574.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65789 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:385px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65789 img-fluid\" style=\"width:385px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Next-Billion_Seth-Spiro.png 1734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" 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id=\"block_5e8b7ae7b4cb070f37a48e18c67e7bb1\" class=\"block block_5e8b7ae7b4cb070f37a48e18c67e7bb1 article-grid \">\n\n    <div class=\"article-grid__grid cols-3\">\n                    <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-image-wrapper\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/how-to-create-products-women-will-actually-use-design-for-the-full-garden\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-1024x585.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360.jpg 1628w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"card-img-top lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Karijatu Nadjiru speaks at the 2025 2X Global Summit\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, (max-width: 991px) 50vw, calc(1200px \/ 3)\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" alt=\"Karijatu Nadjiru speaks at the 2025 2X Global Summit\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, (max-width: 991px) 50vw, calc(1200px \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0450-edited-use-this-one-e1759262373360.jpg 1628w\"><\/noscript>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"card-body text-center\">\n                        <h4 class=\"card-title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/how-to-create-products-women-will-actually-use-design-for-the-full-garden\">How To Create Products Women Will Actually Use? Design for the Full Garden<\/a>\n                        <\/h4>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-footer text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n                            <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-solid\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/how-to-create-products-women-will-actually-use-design-for-the-full-garden\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">Read More<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"article-grid__item\">\n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-image-wrapper\">\n                        <a 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