Donors succeed by making themselves obsolete : Compartamos taps financial markets in Mexico

The support of international and Mexican donors helped Financiera Compartamos grow from a small, non-governmental organization to the largest microfinance institution in Latin America, raising funds in the financial markets while maintaining an unswerving commitment to serving poor women. This report is a case study describing the development of Compartamos, the donor funding that that financed its growth to self-sufficiency, how it built technical capacity, and how it attained success in financial markets.