Women’s World Banking is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic support.The Women’s World Banking network serves 24 million micro-entrepreneurs in 32 countries worldwide, of which 80% are women. It is the largest global network of microfinance institutions and banks in terms of number of clients, and the only one that explicitly designates women in poverty as the focus of its mission.
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| Founded | 1979 |
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| Founders | Esther Afua Ocloo, Ela Bhatt, Michaela Walsh |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Low-income women |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40.751330°N 73.976450°W |
| Method | Microfinance |
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President, Chief Executive Officer
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Mary Ellen Iskenderian |
| Website | www |
