Eskala blends microfinance and microequity to create and invest in locally owned banking cooperatives in emerging economies.
Unlike other microfinance institutions, Eskala doesn’t just lend, it invests to acquire equity positions in banking cooperatives that manage a hyperlocal savings and loan portfolio. Eskala was born out of Global Brigades and has operations throughout Central America. The Whole Planet – Eskala project is in Veraguas and Darien, Panama.