Empowering Entrepreneurs. Transforming Communities. Creating Opportunity.
Around the world, countless talented, hardworking individuals have the ambition, determination, and ability to build successful businesses, but lack access to the one resource that could make it possible: capital.
Driven to Make a Difference’s Entrepreneurial Investment Program was created to bridge that gap.
Our program focuses on supporting and investing in female and minority entrepreneurs in developing regions around the world who are traditionally underserved by financial institutions and have little to no access to conventional funding opportunities. Through interest-free, fully forgivable microloans, we provide individuals with the financial resources to launch businesses, expand existing operations, create employment opportunities, and build sustainable futures for themselves and their communities.
We leverage the extraordinary purchasing power of the U.S. dollar to create opportunities where relatively modest investments can produce life-changing results. In many of the regions we serve, an investment of just $25–$100 USD can represent the equivalent of several months of household income and provide the foundation for an entirely new economic opportunity.
What makes our approach particularly impactful is its ability to create a sustainable cycle of opportunity. Although our loans are fully forgivable, approximately 95% are repaid by recipients. These repayments are immediately reinvested into additional entrepreneurs and businesses, allowing the same initial contributions to create opportunities repeatedly rather than serving as a one-time charitable donation.
Our investments take many forms, reflecting the unique needs and opportunities within each community. In West Africa, for example, we have supported everything from livestock purchases that can fundamentally change the economic trajectory of an entire family or rural village to larger-scale infrastructure projects.
One particularly transformative initiative involves the purchase and installation of solar-powered water ATMs. These systems provide communities with previously unavailable access to safe, clean drinking water at an extremely affordable cost. Beyond addressing a fundamental human need, these projects introduce solar-powered electricity to areas where reliable access to power may have never existed. Revenue generated through the systems is reinvested into expanding additional units, creating a model that combines humanitarian impact with sustainable community development.
The impact of this program extends far beyond individual business owners. To date, our investments across more than 75 countries have helped fund over 750 small businesses, directly supporting more than 12,000 employees and generating countless additional benefits for families, villages, and surrounding communities.
We believe that access to opportunity should not be determined by geography, gender, economic circumstances, or the financial resources someone was born into.
Our Entrepreneurial Investment Program is built on a simple but powerful belief: sometimes the difference between a lifetime of economic hardship and a future filled with opportunity is a relatively small investment and someone willing to believe in what a person can accomplish with it.
By investing in people, we invest in families. By investing in businesses, we invest in communities. And by continually reinvesting in opportunity, we create a multiplying impact that reaches far beyond the initial contribution.
We aren’t just funding businesses. We’re helping build futures, empower communities, and create opportunities that otherwise may never have existed.
Driven to Make a Difference EIP Key Stats
Countries Served:
75
Businesses Funded:
727
Directly Employed:
12,641
Global Ranking among microlenders:
Top <1%
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If you would be interested in helping fund the dreams of an aspiring entrepreneur we would love to have you join our project! You can have a say in who is selected and see updates on their success. You can leave a permanent, lasting and far reaching impact on the world for as little as $25.
Statistics above have been updated as of Nov 1, 2026.
