EndPoverty.org
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| Type | 501(c)(3) |
|---|---|
| 54-1371549[1] | |
| Headquarters | Oakton, Virginia |
| Revenue | $361,479 (2015) |
| Website | www |
endPoverty.org is a faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower the working poor in developing countries to lift themselves out of poverty.[2] It accomplishes this by providing small loans and technical assistance through a network of locally led partner organizations in 12 countries to equip families living in poverty to improve their own lives.
Organization
[edit | edit source]endPoverty.org is headquartered in Bethesda, United States, and currently works with a partner network of microfinance and development institutions in twelve countries: Uganda, South Africa, Egypt, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Romania, Slovakia, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and the United States.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]endPoverty.org was founded in 1985 out of the vision of Paris Reidhead, an American missionary in Sudan, to equip poor entrepreneurs to help themselves and their families out of poverty.[4] The organization's former names include Enterprise Development International and Transformation International.[5]
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