With microfinance at the heart of its activities, and the essential additional components of healthcare and education integrated into the program, WomensTrust has become a replicable model for individuals and groups to bring their resources directly to the developing world — one village at a time.

- Dana Dakin, Founder

$400,000
was lent to over
2,500
women since 2003.

...WomensTrust is probably the best project I have seen in Africa. It is modest. And that is the great thing about the model. There can be only one World Bank, but there can be 100,000 WomensTrusts. READ MORE

Our Focus

Microlending, education, and healthcare are integrated components of our program.

Microlending — Microlending in Pokuase is the foundation of our success, and the relationships it fosters guide our integrated program. We continue to target poor women with our microloans, helping them to rise above unstable earnings. Currently we have a new program for clients in good standing who want higher level loans.

Education — Research definitively shows that educating girls dramatically improves all social indicators in a developing country. This year we nearly doubled the number of girls in our Keep Girls In School program from 64 to 128 students on scholarship.

Healthcare — Since 2008, 1,408 women and infants have received health screenings, blood pressure monitoring, and iron supplements to reduce maternal mortality rates. WomensTrust offers health insurance to clients in good standing as well as malaria nets to children under five.