Jake Gyllenhaal Pictures: Jake Gyllenhaal attends the 25th anniversary FINCA Gala at Capitale on November 18, 2010 in New York City.
FINCA is a leading international micro-finance organization that provides financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs, helping them to create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. For 25 years, FINCA has been committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by providing community-based credit and savings opportunities. Currently, FINCA operates with a distinctive, integrated business model that accepts donations and investment dollars, an approach that leverages available capital and promotes greater transparency, sustainability and higher standards of business practices. This has allowed FINCA to achieve balanced financial and social performance unmatched in its industry while opening the path to socio-economic development for the lowest-income citizens of the world. Based in Washington DC, with local operations across 21 countries serving over 700,000 clients (as of 04.30.10), FINCA's outreach is among the broadest and most comprehensive of today's microfinance networks. For more information, please visit www.FINCA.org.
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