Women remain underserved by conventional banking
channels, even though
micro-enterprise and small business growth is essential for economic
stability
.00% (03/31/30) 4.00% (05/14/11) 3.39%
China 0
.
chiu latvia
* Calvert Foundation launched the Middle East Microcredit Giftshare
project
to extend microloans to woman-owned small business owners
and other entrepreneurs in the
Middle East.06%
10) Russia (Ministry of Finance) 3.istanbul norderstedt
"
Berenbach highlighted three examples
of Calvert Foundation's work to
benefit female entrepreneurs:
* Pro Mujer provides loans
and microenterprise training to Latin
American women, aiming to empower them to raise themselves
and their
families out of poverty.19%
Indonesia 1.norderstedt andrea
, Women around the
world struggling
to start or grow new businesses are getting a big helping hand from the
Calvert
Foundation. RWFN also works to
advance a legal and regulatory environment that is positive
for the
development of the microfinance sector in Russia.25% (09/15/27) 4
.71%
Total 100.75 Years
Duration: 6.29
Number of
Holdings: 96
* Investment Operations may include the use of certain portfolio
management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls,
negative cash, reverse
repurchase agreements and when-issued
securities.wives marriages
42%
Hong Kong 0.38
%
Luxembourg 0.04%
NR 0.journalist sawchain
The figures for 2005 bring
Calvert Foundation's loan portfolio to $83 million,
placed in 195 non-profit community development
organizations and social
enterprises. NEW YORK, Alliance World Dollar
Government Fund II,
Inc.13% (12/30/19) 6.42%
Short-term:
Time Deposit
6.39%
Brazil 14.riga latvia
Loans and technical assistance from Pro Mujer have made it
possible for Elsa and her family to purchase a potter's wheel and develop the
skills to use it
effectively. Their outstanding work has led to standing orders
every three months to produce $5
,700 worth of pots for a Peace Corps
volunteer, who resells them, and others from their Pro Mujer
Communal
Association, in Managua.CalvertFoundation.
61%
Security Type Breakdown
Portfolio%
Sovereign 82.57%
Mexico
16.93%
Panama 2.78%
Colombia 2.00%
Credit Quality Breakdown
Portfolio%
BBB
34.39 Years
Total Net Assets: $966.moscow womens
When Elsa came to Pro Mujer in
1999, she was
making simple plates, bowls, and cups similar to the ones her
parents made.93%
7) Argentina
(Republic of) Boden 4.42%
9) Brazil (Republic of) 12.94%
Agriculture
0.S.intellectual netherlands
Alliance World Dollar Government Fund II, Inc.28%
Corporate:
Petroleum Products 1.53%
Financial 1.78%
Corporate 0.41%
Containers 0.07%
Venezuela
6.68%
Bulgaria 0.47%
CCC 0.riga regularly
The Calvert
Foundation receives
investment capital from individuals and institutions, and uses industry-
leading
due diligence to select and manage a diversified portfolio of high
social impact investments. Calvert
Foundation
makes available a wide range of innovative financial instruments.64%
4) Russian
Federation - Reg S Iss 5.89%
Communications-Mobile 1.09%
Germany
2.25%
Total 100.chiu marriages
Calvert Foundation Executive Director Shari Berenbach
said: "Valentine's
Day seems like a very appropriate occasion for Calvert Foundation to show how
investors can align their hearts and dollars. We have a long way
to go. Calvert Foundation
invested $25,000 in the Microfund For Women in Jordan (MFWJ).00% (05/14/08) 2.10%
SUBTOTAL 9.40%
Netherlands 0.79%
B
19.riga journalist
55%
Turkey 4.74%
BB 38.womens moscow
Nearly Half of 2005 Portfolio Invested in Microfinance,
With Particular Focus on Helping
Women-owned Businesses
BETHESDA, Md. Pro Mujer strongly believes that a small amount of
money in the hands of a creative, entrepreneurial woman can make a big
difference
in a family's life.35%
6) United Mexican States 8.expatriates marriages
89 million in new loans to international microfinance
efforts that
primarily serve female entrepreneurs. The increase in the family's income has enabled
Elsa
to send two children to the university.Alliance World Dollar Government Fund II Releases Monthly
Portfolio Update
latvia understand
Calvert Foundation uses the power of investment to channel affordable credit
to low-income communities, reversing inequality and creating hope and economic
opportunity where
it is most needed.58%
5) Venezuela (Republic of) 9.34%
Energy
0.
spouses chiu
* The Moscow-based Russian Women's Financial Network (RWFN) provides
technical assistance, including consulting, formal training, informal
exchange opportunities
, and networking opportunities. The organizations in which Calvert Foundation invests range from
coffee
cooperatives, affordable housing developers, and small business support
centers to international
microfinance intermediaries.75% (01/15/20) 3.25%
Avg.5 Million
Net Asset Value: $14.friendship refugees
Now, more than ever, women
entrepreneurs and small business owners
in the former Soviet Union, South
America and the Middle East are in dire need of capital. Its Web
-
based information services and philanthropic products include Community
Investment Notes, the
Community Investment Profile Database, the Calvert
Giving Fund, and Community Giftshares. and its
products should not be confused with any Calvert Group-sponsored
investment product.48%
Metals/Mining 1.19%
Argentina 5.73%
Peru
2.71%
Lebanon 0.marriages sawchain
The RWFN
provides financial services by providing
credit lines to partner
institutions, which provide microloans to small business owners,
a
majority of whom are women living in Moscow.
ABOUT CALVERT FOUNDATION
The Calvert Social Investment Foundation
(http://www.95%
Philippines 5.andrea displaced
In
2005, the Foundation directed nearly half of its
$12. Founded in
1996, the Microfund
For Women in Jordan provides individual and group
loans ranging from roughly US $300 to US
$3,500.org) is a 501-c3 non-profit organization. In order to avoid confusion and be consistent when
referring to Calvert Foundation in print news stories, always use "Calvert
Foundation" as opposed
to "Calvert" in headlines and subheads.00% (03/31/30) 4.00% (08/17/40)
4.womens istanbul
She has also been able to make badly
needed repairs on the roof, expand the kitchen and buy
a few home appliances.89 million
in Calvert Foundation 2005 disbursements includes affordable housing
(21
percent); fair trade agriculture (13 percent); community development (12
percent); social
innovation (8 percent); and other small business (6 percent).
EDITOR'S NOTE: Calvert Foundation
is a separate entity from Calvert Group
Ltd.44%
2) Russian Federation - 144a 5.26%
Brady Bonds 2.04%
SUBTOTAL 6.31%
Ecuador
0.25%*
Preferred Stock: 0%
Total: 9.expatriates refugees
Calvert
Foundation investors can make a real difference in lives
of tens of thousands of women and the communities
in which they live. The
number of women and others in dire need of loans for small-business
start-up costs and pre-financing in the Middle East is projected to
triple in
the next few years, according to experts at the World
Economic Forum held in Amman, Jordan
on May 21, 2005.66%
3) Brazil (Republic of) 11.01% (08/03/12) 3.25%
A-1+
6. Maturity: 13.-registered management
investment company advised by Alliance
Capital Management L.womens refugees
Calvert Foundation's emphasis on women resulted in investments during 2005
in such organizations as: Pro Mujer, a nonprofit international development
organization that provides
loans and microenterprise training to Latin
American women; Microfund For Women in Jordan (MFWJ)
, which extends much-
needed microloans to woman-owned small business owners in the Middle East; and
the Russian Women's Financial Network, which supports the development of
sustainable, women-focused
, locally managed microcredit operations throughout
Russia.
Calvert Foundation's investment
aims to help women like Elsa Mercado, who
lives with her husband and five children. These groups
are
subjected to industry-leading due diligence by Calvert Foundations to ensure
both portfolio
strength and high social impact. [NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly
portfolio update
as of August 31, 2005.04%
Uruguay 1. P.newcomers spouses
Over the past 10 years, Calvert Foundation
has
recycled more than $300 million in investments that have helped to create more
than 127,000
jobs for low income individuals, built or rehabilitated 7,020
affordable homes, and financed more
than 7,398 nonprofit facilities, including
daycare centers, community health clinics, and schools
.29%
Cable 0.36%
Banking 0.30%
Communications 0.95%
United States 7.65%
El Salvador
1.12%
Kazakhstan 1.03%
Dominican Republic 1.02%
Jamaica
1.Organizations for women expatriates.
womens newcomers
Calvert Foundation Invests With Heart: Women Entrepreneurs
Benefited From More Support in 2005
Women are also helped to become more
effective in
their roles as mothers, wives, income earners and
community members.
In addition to
the 41 percent devoted to microfinance, the $12.
Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
Portfolio%
1) United Mexican States 8
.00%
Country Breakdown
Portfolio%
Russia
16.00%
Portfolio Statistics
Percentage of Leverage:
Bank Loans:
0%
Investment Operations: 9. The Fund is a closed-end U.marriages istanbul
They are now able to create
at least 100 high-
quality pieces each week.00% (09/24/22) 3.67%
8) Russia
Min Fin VII 3.04%
Total 100.21%
Ukraine 2.00
%
Nigeria 0.
The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the
date indicated and
can be expected to change.organize andrea
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