MIX Annual Report FY 2010 - Microfinance Information Exchange

IFADIFAD was created 30 years ago to tackle rural poverty,a key consequence of the droughts and famines of theearly 1970s. Since 1978, IFAD has invested more thanUS$10 billion in low-interest loans and grants that havehelped over 400 million very poor rural women and menincrease their incomes and provide for their families. IFADis an international financial institution and a specializedUnited Nations agency. It is a global partnership ofOECD, OPEC and other developing countries. Today, IFADsupports more than 200 programs and projects in 85developing countries and one territory.Michael & Susan Dell FoundationThe Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.msdf.org)is dedicated to improving the lives of children living inurban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin,TX, Cape Town, South Africa and New Delhi, India,the Dell family foundation funds programs that fosterhigh-quality public education and childhood health,and improve the economic stability of families livingin poverty. The foundation has committed more than$650 million to global children’s issues and communityinitiatives to date.Citi FoundationThe Citi Foundation is committed to enhancingeconomic opportunities for individuals and families,particularly those in need, so that they can improve theirstandard of living. Globally, the Citi Foundation focusesits strategic giving on microfinance, small and growingbusinesses and sustainable enterprises, education,financial education and asset building, the environment,and community development.Ford FoundationThe Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grantmakingorganization. For more than half a century ithas worked with courageous people on the frontlinesof social change worldwide, guided by its mission tostrengthen democratic values, reduce poverty andinjustice, promote international cooperation, andadvance human achievement. With headquarters in NewYork, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa,the Middle East, and Asia.Deutsche Bank Americas FoundationThe Foundation’s work focuses on communitydevelopment projects, education programs, arts, andinitiatives for fostering intercultural understanding.The Foundation is also the center of competence forDeutsche Bank’s global microfinance programs. Theactivities of the Americas Foundation are financed solelyfrom Bank donations.