WORKING CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS INC

WORKING CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS INC INVESTING FOR SOCIAL CHANGEOur MissionWho We AreImpact InvestingSustainable DevelopmentFair Trade CoffeeFor +40 years, Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN) has created opportunities for access to microfinance and services to support low-income entrepreneurs in Latin America. As one of the first social impact funds in the United States, we have invested more than $170 million, reaching an average of 20,000 borrowers annually for the past 10 years. ​ WCCN supports individuals, families, and communities by sustaining partnerships with microfinance organizations and agricultural cooperatives in Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Peru. ​ As an investor or donor of WCCN, you can personally make this life-changing work happen.WCCN supports small entrepreneurs in Latin America by providing microfinance loans to low-income entrepreneurs and small-scale farmers. As their businesses grow, they are able to create opportunities for others in their communities.The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide WCCN with an important development framework that allows us to measure our impact in areas including women's empowerment, health and well-being, and education. WCCN supports small-scale coffee farmers in increasing their incomes and accessing the international fair trade coffee market by lending to coffee cooperatives. By providing loans at the time of harvest, WCCN can add to the 1.3 million farmers in 70 countries that are part of the fair trade movement, ensuring small-scale farmers receive a fair price for their coffee.