Freedom from Hunger is committed to providing services that build the institutional capacity of implementing organizations in terms of sustainability, increased scale, greater impact, leverage and lateral learning.

Freedom from Hunger has worked with over 50 implementing organizations—microfinance institutions, credit union networks, rural banks, non-governmental organizations and others—in Africa, Asia and Latin America.  These experiences enable us to develop and offer capacity-building products and services that draw on commonalities across regions and institutional types, while we tailor technical assistance to particular needs and operating contexts of organizations. 

Our tools, training and other technical assistance services address a range of important institutional issues, which include the following:

Planning and Analysis

• Institutional Diagnostics

• Strategic and Business Planning

• Financial Analysis

• Market Research

• Product Development

• Growth Management

• Brokering Financing

Support Systems

• Group Formation and Management

• Training

• Supervision

• Internal Controls

• Incentive Systems

• Monitoring and Reporting

Management and Governance

• Board Development and Governance

• Pro-Client Principles and Practices

• Performance Management 

• Personnel Policies and Procedures

• Loan Portfolio Management

• Collaboration Models

• Grants Budgeting and Reporting

• Data Collection and Analysis

Adult Learning and Curriculum Design

Special Services

• Development of Integrated Education with Microfinance Delivery Systems

• Integration of Village Banking into Credit Unions and Rural Banks

• Facilitation of Peer-to-Peer Learning

• Transformation of Successful Strategies into Training Format