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Partner Description:

Banco da Familia (BDF), founded in 1998 with support from Women’s World Banking, provides critical access to credit for micro and small entrepreneurs in southern Brazil. It has disbursed over US$150 million to more than 300,000 entrepreneurs across Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraná, offering loans for business, housing, WASH, and renewable energy. Alongside lending, BDF promotes responsible finance through social impact programs such as entrepreneurship training and poverty tracking, supporting sustainable client growth and community development.

A unique lending approach:

Banco da Familia uses Kiva financing to strengthen their women group lending methodology, and to reach vulnerable borrowers from the South of Brazil, supporting them to access clean energy, clean water and improve their housing.