Shared Interest Inc.

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR LOW-INCOME BORROWERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO MAINSTREAM BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. AS THESE LENDERS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN RELUCTANT TO EXTEND CREDIT TO A SECTOR OF THE POPULATION THEY CONSIDER UN-BANKABLE, THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN CITIZENS, ABSENT THE GUARANTEES, WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED.