Friendship Bridge

Non-profit OrganizationsColorado, United States51-200 Employees

Friendship Bridge is a U.S.-based nonprofit that provides a Microcredit Plus program, combining microfinance, education, and preventive health services for Guatemalan women. It targets rural areas in Guatemala where poverty is highest, and all clients are women. The organization is based in Lakewood, Colorado.

Women form Trust Banks, groups of 7-25 members, who co-guarantee each other's loans and participate in Non-Formal Education sessions during monthly loan repayment meetings. The program's average loan size is about $318 over nine months, with a 2-3% monthly flat interest rate, and the organization reports a loan repayment rate of 97.7%. In 2023, Friendship Bridge partnered with Bought Beautifully in Panajachel to expand access to products for women and their families.

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