Aavishkaar Goodwell is a for-profit business development company that provides equity finance and hands-on support to entrepreneurial microfinance organizations in India on a socially and commercially sustainable basis. It aims to improve access to affordable financial services for millions of families in order to contribute to poverty alleviation and sustainable development. They help in scaling up entrepreneurial microfinance organizations in India and integrating them into the mainstream financial sector.

IFC is a member of World Bank Group and supports microfinance by:

• Engaging in partnerships and collective investment vehicles
• Supporting commercial banks to extend their operations to the sector
• Providing innovative solutions to microfinance institutions, including local currency loans.
• Helping transform nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations into for-profit financial Intermediaries.
• Offering targeted advisory services

The Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI) is a new and innovative strategic partnership between the Norwegian public and private sectors that invests in microfinance institutions in developing countries. It aims to contribute to the empowerment of poor people and to the creation of jobs, wealth and economic and social sustainability in developing countries by investing in and supporting Microfinance Institutions.