Five Talents exists to:
- Fight Poverty
- Create Jobs
- Transform Lives
We do this by supporting micro-finance initiatives in developing countries - providing loan capital and training for entrepreneurs.
Our partners on the ground are currently supporting 18,967 entrepreneurs, and our target is to reach 50,000 by the end of 2008, impacting one million lives through job creation and family livelihoods.
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Latest News:
London Marathon 2008
Steve Taylor conquered the 2008 London Marathon in aid of Five Talents on 13th April. You can read about his experience here.
Fair Investment Company
Fair Investment Company (Bristol, UK) have issued a press release announcing their partnership with Five Talents.
Sudan
Five Talents have recently announced a new project in Southern Sudan. This area was devastated by a 20 year long civil war that ended in 2005 and we have joined with a consortium of charities to bring relief to the area. You can find out more about our work in Southern Sudan, or read our press release announcing the project.
Radio Rachel
Development Director Rachel Millward has recently been interviewed on Premier Radio and UCB radio about her work with Five Talents, her move from Goldman Sachs and her trip to Tanzania & Uganda. Click here to hear the Premier Radio interview and here to hear the UCB interview.
The Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh met with the staff of Five Talents Uganda on Friday 23rd November, read more here.
Peru Video
The new Five Talents Peru video, narrated by Jeremy Vine, has been uploaded and can be seen in our video section here.
April Newsletter
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World Bank report recognises contribution of Five Talents
Click here to read what a new World Bank publication, "Development and Faith, Where Mind, Heart and Soul Work Together" has to say about the work of Five Talents.
Volunteers
Erik Josephson (ex-Goldman Sachs) is helping our Peru project from August 2007 for 6 months. Click here for Erik's blog. Simon Lee (ex-Diageo) is in Kampala working with Five Talents Uganda for 18 months. Look at Simon's blog www.stlee.co.uk and also his JustGiving page (search Simon Lee) to find out what he's up to. Edd Parker is working for 7 months in our project in Iringa, Tanzania- see his blog here.
Client Stories Section
Visit our new client stories section and read about how our work has impacted people from all over the globe.
You can also see our new resource section with press releases, newsletters, trip reports and more, or find out about our new programmes in Sudan, Tanzania and the Dominican Republic.
Five Talents Films
Our new film from the Mama Bahati Foundation, Tanzania has been released. To see this and our other videos from Peru and Uganda, visit our Videos section.
Tanzania Trip
In Nov 2007 a team went out to visit our project in Tanzania, leaving behind Edd Parker to work until May 2008. You can read more about Edd's work, or read Judy Kuhle's article about the trip.
Newsletters
You can view all our past newsletters online here.
New Staff
Tim Strawson joined as Office Manager in November. Tim is a recent economics graduate from the University of Sussex and has worked in Argentina, Tanzania and visited our partners at ECLOF Peru.
Rachel Millward joined Five Talents as Development Director on 1st August 2007 from a career at Goldman Sachs.
Peru Trip
The UK Director and two others visited the Five Talents project in Peru from 7-11 May 2007. Five Talents is loaning to 1,476 active poor in the shanty towns of Lima to start or expand their small businesses. Click here to read the full report. Click here to see a flickr slideshow of pictures from the trip.
Erik Josephson has been working in Lima with our partners, ECLOF Peru. He was there during the earthquake in August 2007 and you can read more about his experience here or view his photos here.
Parliamentary Microfinance Chair Endorses Five Talents
Click here to see the text of an address by Annette Brooke MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance endorsing the "tremendous work" of Five Talents, given at a recent London debate.