Fundación León 2000 León, Nicaragua Leon2000@ibw.com.ni # of clients: 5,293 % women: 73% Outstanding Loans: US$ 2,126,612 Staff: 33 Founded: 1993 Director: Marcos Hernandez Microcredit Programs: Working in rural and urban periphery areas, the León 2000 Foundation offers two microcredit programs to its more than 3,000 clients. Inexperienced borrowers are trained in small solidarity groups and take out loans of $40-400. Success means that the client becomes eligible for larger, individual loans. In addition, they continue to benefit from the technical expertise of León 2000's small business consultants. In addition to microcredit, León 2000 offers microentrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in trade fairs, craft markets, and other events designed to increase sales. << Back to map