Introduction to SEEP

The SEEP Network is a global network of microenterprise development practitioners. Its 80+ institutional members are active in 180 countries and reach over 35 million microentrepreneurs and their families. SEEP’s mission is to connect these practitioners in a global learning environment so that they may reduce poverty through the power of enterprise. For 25 years SEEP has engaged with practitioners from all over the globe to discuss challenges and innovative approaches to microenterprise development. As a member-driven organization, our members drive our agenda while SEEP provides the neutral platform to share their experiences and engage in new learning on innovative practices. The SEEP Network helps strengthen our members collective global efforts to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people.

The SEEP Network continues to be a leader in the development and advancement of the international microfinance and enterprise development fields through its contributions to the documentation of best practice, its capacity to convene key stakeholders, and through its well-regarded methodology for peer learning. As a learning organization, SEEP employs the building blocks of systematic problem solving, experimentation, learning from past experience, learning from others, and transferring knowledge to accomplish its work and fulfill its mission. More specifically, SEEP provides training, publications, professional development, and technical assistance throughout the industry.

The SEEP Network is the largest global community of associations working together to advance the microfinance sector. By strengthening industry associations themselves, developing standards of practice, and connecting peers in a global learning community, SEEP is the leading network of microfinance associations worldwide.