The Central American and Caribbean Microfinance Network (REDCAMIF) Conference in The Dominican Republic By: Jon Bishop, CEO and Founder, and Elizabeth...
Team Updates By: Jon Bishop, CEO and Founder August 2026
Team Updates - Summer 2026 By: Jon Bishop, CEO and Founder Lili Tangwall Lili Tangwall left the Envest team at the end of March 2026. Lili was the Dir...
Social Metrics in Microfinance: more than what meets the eye By Jon Bishop, CEO and Founder, and Annette Ecila, East Africa Representative July 2026
Social Metrics in Microfinance: More Than What Meets The Eye By: Jon Bishop, CEO and Founder, and Annette Ecila, East Africa Representative - July 2...
Changing a Diaper, Be Right Back: Motherhood and Working at Envest By: Laura Dreese, Director of Strategy August 2026
Changing a Diaper, Be Right Back: Motherhood and Working at Envest By: Laura Dreese, Director of Strategy - August 2026 The Envest team including La...
The Role and Value of a Supportive Husband in Microfinance by Jon Bishop & Annette Ecila
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...

