FIVE TALENTS USA
PO BOX 331, VIENNA, VA 22183 www.fivetalents.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FIVE TALENTS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. FIVE TALENTS' VISION IS TO ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY BY RESTORING HUMAN DIGNITY AND CREATING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.FIVE TALENTS WORKS TO COMBAT POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY:1) EQUIPPING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CARE FOR THE POOR AND LESS FORTUNATE; 2) EMPOWERING POOR FAMILIES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO READ, WRITE, SAVE, AND INVEST; (3) DEVELOPING COMMUNITY SAVINGS GROUPS TO HELP FAMILIES LAUNCH AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES.

WORK TO ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY

FIVE TALENTS SIGNS MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS THAT OPERATE COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LOAN PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THESE DOCUMENTS PROVIDE FOR FUNDING FROM FIVE TALENTS, BASED ON MUTUALLY-AGREED UPON PLANS. FIVE TALENTS ALSO RECEIVES FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND COUNTRIES. BELOW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF FIVE TALENTS' IMPACT BY COUNTRY THROUGH 2019:LATIN AMERICABOLIVIA - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF SOUTHERN BOLIVIA FOR OVER A DECADE, REACHING FAMILIES LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEEDS OF BLESSING, FIVE TALENTS FACILITATES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LOANS. PARTICIPANTS JOIN SMALL SAVINGS GROUPS AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN BUDGETING, SAVING, BUSINESS PLANNING, NUTRITION, AND DISCIPLESHIP. THEY LEARN HOW TO INVEST IN AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES. CURRENTLY, ABOUT 250 FAMILIES ARE MEMBERS, AND 75% DESCRIBE THE BIGGEST CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES AS HAVING SAVINGS AND BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.ASIAINDONESIA - FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, FIVE TALENTS HAS PARTNERED WITH THE GERHATI FOUNDATION TO SERVE OVER 14,000 ENTREPRENEURS IN THE URBAN SLUMS OF JAKARTA. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO MICRO-BUSINESS LOANS, PARTICIPATE IN A SAVINGS PROGRAM, AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN BUDGETING AND OTHER BUSINESS SKILLS.MYANMAR - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN MYANMAR FOR ALMOST A DECADE WITH THE LOCAL ANGLICAN CHURCH'S MOTHERS UNION TO CATALYZE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. FIVE TALENTS' PROGRAMS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF SAVINGS AND LOAN GROUPS IN RURAL AND UNDEVELOPED REGIONS OF IRRAWADDY DELTA, YANGON, MANDALAY, HPA-AN IN KAYIN STATE, AND MYITKYINA IN KACHIN STATE. SAVINGS GROUP MEMBERS ESTABLISH OR DEVELOP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND OFTEN WORK TOGETHER TO FORM COOPERATIVES. MEMBERS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF RICE, COFFEE, CHILI, TEA, MUSHROOMS, BEANS, BETEL PALM PRODUCTS, TURMERIC POWDER, SOAPS, LOTIONS, AND NATURAL BEAUTY PRODUCTS.AFRICABURUNDI - BURUNDI IS THE WORLD'S MOST RURAL COUNTRY, WITH 90% OF THE POPULATION ENGAGED IN FARMING. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES WITH 70% SUBSISTING ON LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR PER DAY. ONLY 5.2% OF WOMEN HAVE HAD ACCESS TO A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. FIVE TALENTS PARTNERS WITH THE MOTHERS UNION OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN BURUNDI TO OFFER TRAINING IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY, BUSINESS SKILLS, AND THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY SAVINGS GROUPS. TO DATE, OVER 58,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY WOMEN, HAVE JOINED COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, BASIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY FUNDS. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THESE GROUPS ARE NOW SELF-MANAGING.DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - IN 2018 FIVE TALENTS BEGAN A MINISTRY IN THE DIOCESE OF ARU, IN THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF DR CONGO. OVER THE PAST YEAR, FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED TO MOBILIZE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, TO TRAIN AND MENTOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY WORKERS, AND TO LAUNCH NEW LITERACY GROUPS IN 60 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.KENYA - FIVE TALENTS BEGAN WORKING IN KENYA WELL OVER A DECADE AGO AND HAS SERVED COMMUNITIES IN REGIONS ACROSS KENYA. PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS LEARN KEY SKILLS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THEY ALSO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY-OWNED AND MANAGED SAVINGS GROUPS, MEETING TOGETHER ON A WEEKLY BASIS. MOST MEMBERS START AS SUBSISTENCE LEVEL FARMERS, BUT MANY END UP DEVELOPING THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES. DURING THE PAST YEAR, SAVINGS GROUPS SERVED OVER 7,000 MEMBERS.SOUTH SUDAN - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED SUCCESSFULLY IN SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAS WORKED TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR MICROFINANCE THERE. DURING THE PAST YEAR, FIVE TALENTS LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN TEREKEKA. WE SERVED OVER 7,000 MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH TRAINING AND ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES.TANZANIA - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN TANZANIA FOR OVER A DECADE, WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION SERVICES TO THE RURAL POOR. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE WOMEN WITH ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND MICRO-LOANS FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 6,000 MEMBERS IN VICOBA AND MOROGORO, TANZANIA.UGANDA - FIVE TALENTS SUPPORTS LITERACY, BUSINESS TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY SAVINGS PROGRAMS IN KARAMOJA, UGANDA. DURING THE PAST YEAR, OVER 2,200 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN FIVE TALENTS PROGRAMS IN KARAMOJA.

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