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Development Approach

Double-Bottom Line

What do we mean by a "double-bottom line"? Oikocredit invests in people by providing credit, through loans, to cooperatives and development organizations dedicated to serving the poor.

Double Bottom-Line Approach

Selecting Our Partners

Through our partners, Oikocredit’s portfolio touches the lives of 26 million people, directly financing some 1.5 million of the world’s poor through credit, other financial services, education, healthcare, and other projects supported by Oikocredit.

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Applying ESG

ESG generally denotes the central criteria Oikocredit considers when making an investment in a project or partner organization. Oikocredit selects partners who exhibit leadership and responsibility through ESG.

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Building Local Capacity

Not every model for poverty alleviation is appropriate for every situation. In addition to the financial and social criteria used to evaluate partners, Oikocredit also employs local expertise in every region in which we work to ensure that we’re supporting the right projects.

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Partner and Sector Engagement

We believe in an industry-wide, collaborative approach to help ensure that all organizations dedicated to poverty alleviation best serve the needs of their clients.

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Explore our Partner Database

Oikocredit invests in over 850 partners around the world. Our searchable partner database organizes partners geographically and by sector. Explore our partner database to learn more about what Oikocredit's investments support.

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Regional volunteer groups

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Why volunteer groups?

Oikocredit Support Associations are collectives of volunteers whose members are engaged in promoting Oikocredit’s mission. Volunteer associations are part of a long-standing tradition in Oikocredit’s work. In addition to being active volunteers for Oikocredit, Support Associations are members of the Oikocredit International cooperative.

Oikocredit has two Support Associations based in the US – the Western Pennsylvania Support Association and the Oikocredit Northwest Support Association based in Seattle. Click on the regions to learn more about how you can get involved in your local Support Association.
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Oikocredit USA
1701 K Street NW - Suite 1201
Washington, DC 20006
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