Women face significant social and economic challenges in Uganda because they tend not to be valued and supported across society. The following three s...
Latha Bhaskara: The Power of Investing with Purpose
Latha became Envest’s newest board member in September 2025 after serving on the advisory board for two years. She is passionate about using her i...
African Inclusive Finance Week 2025 – by Jon Bishop
Jon Bishop and Elizabeth Rodriguez discuss possibilities with representatives of an MFI. The seventh version of African Inclusive Finance Week, a bien...
Vilmas Sono, client of Santa Isabel, Peru
Vilmas Sono is a 25-year-old fruit and vegetable vendor based in Piura, a city in northwestern Peru. She is a client of our new microfinance partner, ...
Santa Isabel: A Microfinance Partner That Goes Beyond Finance – by Elizabeth Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez with Jean Pierre Aguirre, Head of Treasury and Finance at Santa Isabel. In June 2025, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in...
MiCrédito’s Transition into a Regional MFI – By Jon Bishop
A MiCredito client (center) and her family visiting her shop at the market. In the October newsletter, Envest Latin America Representative Fran...
Ruth Kaseregenyi: Determined to Change Stereotypes
Ruth Kaseregenyi was named President of Envest at the end of 2024, and we are thrilled to have her with us. Ruth grew up in Jinja, Uganda, with five s...
Los servicios de MiCrédito Generan Lealtad en Sus Prestatarios Escrito – por Francis Yasmín Soza Huete
Francis Yasmin Soza Huete es la Representante de Envest en América Latina desde el 2007. Ella facilita las comunicaciones y realiza visitas a los soc...
MiCrédito’s Services Generate Loyalty In Its Borrowers – By Francis Yasmín Soza Huete
Francis Yasmin Soza Huete has been the Envest Latin America Representative since 2007. She facilitates communications and conducts visit...
Rural Finance Initiative Uganda
Rural Finance Initiative Uganda Limited (RUFI) was created by RUFI South Sudan, a non-deposit-taking MFI founded in 2008. During the civil war, many o...