Unlike at traditional banks, portfolio managers for microfinance institutions need to travel daily to villages and often the homes of their clients as a key part of building a bond with the entrepreneurs they want to ensure succeed with the loans they take from WPF’s partners. This means long days …
Field Officer Appreciation Award in El Salvador
The success of microfinance depends on the hard work of Field Officers who work with microcredit borrowers around the world. Honoring these heroes of microfinance is one of our Field Team’s favorite quarterly initiatives. The Whole Planet Foundation Latin/North America team received many nominations for outstanding Field Officers working in …
Honoring Field Officers in Vietnam
Field Officers with our partner TYM in Vietnam are known to go above and beyond! TYM has nominated two subsequent Field Officer Appreciation Award Grand Prize winners, Nguyen Thi Hang and Mrs. Dang Thi Vinh. Mrs. Hang has been assigned to work in some of the most poor and challenging areas. To …
Mercedes Recognized for Her Dedication to Serving Microcredit Clients in Paraguay
Mercedes is one of ten Field Officers we have recognized for their work in Latin America and the Caribbean, and works with our microfinance partner in Paraguay, Fundación Paraguaya. Whole Planet Foundation funds Fundación Paraguaya in the sugar cane producing region of Villarrica, where the success of the program depends on dedicated …