Windmill Microlending supports newcomers equipped with professional skills and experience but facing significant barriers to employment, by providing microloans to help reach their economic potential and contribute to Canada’s economic and social success.
Support Windmill's goals to to grow the organization to a nationwide presence, increase its loan volume and enhance it's public profile
Helping Newcomers Secure Meaningful Employment: During the Windmill-LIFT partnership, the organization scaled its reach into all provinces and territories across Canada. Windmill has significantly expanded its loan book from $5.4M to $16.25M. This capacity growth has resulted in remarkable outcomes that are transforming newcomers' lives and contributing tangible benefits to the Canadian economy. Following a Windmill loan, unemployment rates dropped from 41% to 7% and average client incomes increased 3.4 times.
Claudia Hepburn CEO, Windmill MicrolendingThe name LIFT is a visual description of what the organization does for SPOs and we certainly feel that. Windmill has been lifted with the help of LIFT.”