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About WILFund

Executive Summary
How the Fund Works
How a Loan Works
Cycle of Hope
Donor Benefits at a Glance
Your Gift at Work
FAQs





About WILFund: Your Gift at Work

Financial Contributions in Action

Here are several examples of how your gift to WILFund helps women start or expand their businesses and earn a better income for their families:
  • $54 provides a loan to purchase chickens for a woman's egg production enterprise
  • $100 helps a woman buy seeds and fertilizer to grow more crops to market in Ecuador
  • $202 buys an oilseed press in Zambia to extract sunflower and peanut oil for a woman to sell
  • $500 enables a woman in the Republic of Georgia to buy a washing machine for a laundry business
  • $1,000 provides eight women in Cambodia with a loan to expand their food-vending, vegetable-growing, and craft microenterprise
  • $2,500 helps 25 woman buy seeds and fertilizer to grow more crops to market in places like Ecuador
  • $5,000 buys 25 oilseed presses in Zambia to extract sunflower and peanut oil for a women to sell
  • $10,000 will completely underwrite the costs of a Community Bank of 15-25 clients
  • $100,000 will fully fund a WILFund loan to a World Vision microfinance institution, impacting the lives of thousands of women and children.