Agros International - Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Address
Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle,
Washington
98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org
Mission
Agros exists to see rural poor families in developing nations own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, cultivate a livelihood and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish.
Programs
Agros has worked to develop nearly 40 economically sustainable villages built on the foundation of land permanence and ownership for the rural poor. We work to implement a holistic village development program, focused on community development and education, economic sustainability, and land ownership.
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Personnel Overview
Gregory Rake - President, Agros International
Greg served for 20 years in Latin America with MAP International, Project Concern and Mennonite Central Committee in health and development activities. He led successful health education initiatives related to cholera and AIDS and logistic systems for the Ministry of Heath in Bolivia. Greg has a Master’s in Health Services and is an editor of Serving with the Poor in Latin America.
Kira López - Regional Coordinator, Noemí Fund
Kira earned her Master’s in Business at the INCAE Business School in Nicaragua, which is supported academically by Harvard. Before joining Agros in 2004, she was the general director of a rural credit fund for World Vision Nicaragua for seven years. She brings experience, technology, financial acuity, and compassion for the poor together in service through credit.
Chi-Dooh "Skip" Li - Founder & Chairman of the Board
Skip, a member of Legislative Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, is a Founding Partner of the business law firm, Ellis, Li & McKinstry, PLLC. The son of a Taiwanese diplomat to Guatemala, Skip grew up in Guatemala City. He founded Agros as a response to the disputes over land ownership that contributed to the violence of Guatemala's 30-year civil war.
Personnel Statistics
Hans Theyer, President & CEO
Founded in 1984
Employees: 60
Volunteers: 50







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