Pro Mujer Nicaragua

PARTNER: Pro Mujer Nicaragua
WEBSITE: www.promujer.org
COUNTRY: Nicaragua
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE: Following the success of Pro Mujer Bolivia, Pro Mujer Nicaragua started operations in 1996 as an international nonprofit organization based in the city of Leon located in western Nicaragua. It works through community associations, a type of village bank comprising 20 to 30 women, to provide credit, training and health services for women living in poverty. By the end of 2005, Pro Mujer Nicaragua had six offices with 14,830 clients. The organization is part of the Pro Mujer network, with headquarters in New York.

Pro Mujer Nicaragua was founded with a strong social purpose, which is reflected in the mission of the organization: to support poor women with small businesses by offering credit and training services to promote their empowerment, economic growth and improved quality of life. Pro Mujer Nicaragua’s operations are concentrated in the departments of Leon, Chinandega, Masaya and Managua, all on the Pacific side of the country.

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