Recent years have been tumultuous for all of us as nations felt the impact of the Covid-19 virus. We subsequently face the greatest economic crisis in a century.

The poorest parts of the world are experiencing massive changes—growing populations, shifting beliefs, changing climate, and new technologies—which presents both challenges and opportunities. Faith Driven Entrepreneurs across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America are at the forefront of this change as they seek to bring God’s Kingdom on Earth.

This landmark report provides an overview of the role Faith Driven enterprise has historically played in the West and now plays in developing nations, the power of entrepreneurship to transform nations (through Wealth and Job Creation, Evangelism and Discipleship, Cultural Transformation, etc.), and some of the innovative work currently taking place in developing nations. Crucially, it also describes the systems (or ‘ecosystems’) that enable entrepreneurial success, and how you can get involved in nurturing ecosystem development in frontier and emerging markets.

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“Knowledge equals power” or so the saying goes. But is it true? Knowledge is necessary, but it is never sufficient alone to lead to personal or business transformation. Entrepreneurship will continue to be a way out of poverty for millions of people around the world, both for business owners themselves and those they employ. However, we need evidence-based solutions for capacity builders supporting entrepreneurs, who are scalable and have tangible business and Kingdom impact.

This evidence-review draws upon recent research to outline the key ingredients that enable capacity builders to effectively support, transform and scale Faith Driven businesses. It also describes the role technology might play in enabling greater success, particularly in emerging and frontier markets.

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The microfinance sector has grown dramatically over the past 50 years and is one in the main sources of financial support for the poor worldwide. Today, the lending portfolios of microfinance institutions (MFIs) are worth a combined $124 billion, and 140 million customers. In Asia, more than 65% of adults have financial access, while in Africa it is over 40%. However, 1.7 billion adults worldwide still lack access to a bank account.

Christians have long been at the forefront of micro-finance. VisionFund, Opportunity International, Hope International, and Partners Worldwide, collectively serve almost 9 million customers with over US$3 billion. They each have a slightly different focus ranging from loans as small as $50 lent to the poorest of the poor to business loans of >$10,000 awarded to entrepreneurs to tailored products for specific needs like education or agriculture. 

This work gives Christians a unique opportunity to serve the poorest of the poor and the potential to influence and disciple millions of people worldwide. However, the industry is in trouble and faces significant short- and long-term threats. 

This report describes some of the most pressing threats MFIs are currently facing and outlines some potential opportunities for the future of Christian microfinance.

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Sinapis has a 10+ year track record of rigorous collection and evaluation of impact data from the 1,600+ alumni they serve. To date, they have measured the transformation of the entrepreneurs they serve and the companies they lead as the primary indicator of their effectiveness. This is what they consider “direct” impact. However, until this study, they have not studied the progress of the people engaged by their alumni through their companies.

In this study, they focus on the “indirect” impact – people who benefit from their alumni’s work. Providing one entrepreneur with training, coaching, access to capital, or connections may affect thousands in their community, many living at the bottom of the pyramid. This is Sinapis’ first inquiry into how to measure and understand how the growth created by their “Multipliers” directly improves their customers’ lives.

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