Business as usual is not working for millions of people around the world. Across product supply chains, baseline producers remain in poverty because of a lack of access to capital, a lack of market information, and the prevalence of middlemen who add little economic value. Villagerise is a microfinance and fintech nonprofit that is providing capital and connections to fix this problem amongst the poorest producers in the world, starting with honey farmers.
Let's build a better economy, together.
Microfinance
Villagerise has created a highly specialized microfinance organization, with the goal of eradicating the inefficiencies within certain industries of that leads to poverty. As an MFI, we work primarily with producers of secondary products that have large markets. We’re currently operating in Baringo County, Kenya, with honey producers and other local enterprises. Our goal is to provide capital to producers to scale their production, and we provide microfinance loans at reasonable terms. Competitively, we also act as distributors - we work to find markets for our producers. Together, we work to increase the producers capacity through loans, and then fill that capacity by finding them a market. Villagerise aims to be the best possible microfinance firm for producers in Kenya.
Distribution
Villagerise is committed to enhancing the distribution capabilities for honey producers across Kenya. Recognizing that economic impact transcends traditional microfinance, we focus on a comprehensive approach: providing farmers with targeted loans directly allocated to production inputs to boost their production capacity and establishing direct connections between farmers and customers to eliminate intermediaries. This dual strategy significantly increases farmers' income by maximizing their production capabilities and ensuring they receive the full value of their produce without the constraints of middlemen.
Global Financial Connections
Villagerise has created a new way for retail investors to invest in the sustainable growth of economies around the world - the Villagerise Microfinance Bond - which will soon be available to investors based in America through the Villagerise Finance App. This bond aims to dramatically increase the amount of money flowing into creating fair trade and sustainable businesses. We source meaningful businesses, and every dollar invested in these businesses goes towards increasing the capacity of producers in communities around the world. Our investments don’t just reduce poverty - they create strong, thriving local economies.
Our bonds return ~ 16% APR to you, while doing much more good than any alternative investment. We're currently in private beta.
