Founded | 1987 |
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Led by | Dianne Calvi |
HQ in | San Carlos, CA |
Effectiveness & Efficiency 
What is the impact? | 68.5% of Village Enterprise entrepreneurs are still operating at least 1 business after 5 years. For those graduates, after completing the program there was an 83% increase in consumption & expenditure (a proxy for income growth) and a 931% increase in household savings over 5 years |
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Growth in last 3 years? | 61% Growth in clients served |
How is money spent? | $7,793,799 spent last fiscal year to serve 24,595 entrepreneurs |
Is fundraising efficient? | 3¢ spent to raise $1 from 721 donors |
Leadership & Focus
Team | 355 staff + 5 volunteers + board of 17 |
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Mission | To end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation |
Topic(s) | Microenterprise, Economic Development |
People Served | Rural Poor, Social Entrepreneurs, Business People |
Location(s) | 6 (view list) |
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