A MICROFINANCE SOLUTION

FOR NICARAGUA

Presented by

A MICROFINANCE SOLUTION

FOR NICARAGUA

Presented by

Humanos marries the mind of business with the heart of humanity.

is anot-for-pro�it start-updedicated tomarrying themindof businesswith the

heartofhumanitytohelptransformthelivesofpeoplelivinginpoorcommunities.

Webringmulti-disciplinaryteamsfromindustry,academia,government,andnot-

for-pro�itsectorstoco-createinnovative,scalableandsustainablesolutionstothe

mostpressingproblemsofourtimes.

Our vision is to reimagine the world and how

we live our lives in it;

helping those in need and

inspiring people to

reconnect with our human

values.

ahuman-centredapproachtoproblemsolvingthatwasbornintheinnovative

cultureof SiliconValleyand isbeingusedby long-time innovators likeApple

anddisruptivestart-upssuchasAirBnB. DesignThinkingisgroundedinthe

premisethatwebeginwithadeepunderstandingoftheneedsofthepeopleof

whomweaimtohelp,andengagewiththemasequalpartnerstodevelopsolu-

tions. Inthisapproach,wefollowanempatheticloopofaskingquestions,lis-

tening,learning,testingideasout,gettingfeedback,iterating,andrepeating.In

theDesignThinkingprocess,thepeopleandtheircontextisofparamountim-

portance–wedon’tshowupwithpreconceivedsolutions,butinsteadfocuson

�indingoutwhattrulymattersatthattimeandinthatplaceforthecommunity

withwhomwe’reworking.

AtHumanos,wehave just started toput intomotionourvision to reimagine

theworldandhowweliveourlivesinit.Wewanttoencouragepeopletore-

connectwithourhumanvaluesandinsteadoffocusingonwhatmakesusdif-

ferent focus on our shared humanity.Wewant to inspire people to rede�ine

what itmeans to live a good life,wherewe are able to see beyond our own

needsanddesires,andtakeactiontohelpimprovethelivesofothers.

We are experts in the Design Thinking

methodology,