{"id":106,"date":"2007-11-20T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-20T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/2007\/11\/20\/ups-awards-centennial-grant-to-accion-for-work-in-microfinance\/"},"modified":"2007-11-20T06:21:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-20T11:21:00","slug":"ups-awards-centennial-grant-to-accion-for-work-in-microfinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/ups-awards-centennial-grant-to-accion-for-work-in-microfinance\/","title":{"rendered":"UPS Awards Centennial Grant to ACCION for Work in Microfinance"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACCION(R) International<\/a>, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, recently announced that it has received a $400,000 Centennial Grant from UPS to support its work in delivering financial services and training to the world’s entrepreneurial poor. <\/p>\n

UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by creating the Centennial Grants Fund, awarding a total of $1m to global microfinance organizations. ACCION will use the funds to expand the reach and sustainability of microfinance in various countries around the world.<\/p>\n

The grant will support ACCION\u2019s microfinance activities in four key areas: <\/p>\n

  • Increasing the number of microentrepreneurs to whom ACCION USA makes loans through its regional U.S. offices;<\/li>\n
  • Working to extend innovative and efficient financial services to more of the world’s poor, especially in such high-population countries as Mexico and Brazil;<\/li>\n
  • Reaching more microentrepreneurs in regions new to ACCION, such as China and India; and<\/li>\n
  • Developing new products and services, such as savings and remittance instruments, specifically tailored to the needs of the poor.<\/li>\n

    "ACCION is deeply appreciative of UPS’s confidence, and honored to help them celebrate their centennial in such a way," said Mar\u00eda Otero, ACCION president and CEO. "UPS and ACCION share a commitment to providing the world\u2019s poor with access to microfinance, so that they can work their way out of poverty."<\/p>\n

    Via: (<\/em>ACCION(R) International<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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