Five Talents

Mission

Five Talents' mission is to fight poverty, create jobs and transform lives by empowering the poor in developing countries using innovative savings and microcredit programs, business training and spiritual development.

Programs

We have 12 programs in 10 countries; 5 in Asia, 4 in Africa and 3 in Latin America. All of our programs are group-based and include business training and spiritual development.

Personnel Overview

Immaculate Mwaungulu - Program Coordinator
Previous experience working for Grameen Bank

Personnel Statistics

Tom Sanderson,
UK Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 40

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): £ 466,725
Budget (2008): £ 316,336
Maximum Budget: £ 1,382,889
Overhead: 22 %
Other funding sources: Individuals 32%, Trusts 31%, Churches 14%, Gift Aid 8%, Sponsored Events 3%, Sale of items 1%.
Religious Affiliation: We are an Anglican Church microfinance charity