Development Impact Bond (DIB) for Type II Diabetes
Portland was instrumental in establishing the first DIB in the Arab world, to address the growing Type 2 Diabetes epidemic in Palestine. We worked with 150 pre-diabetic women in West Bank refugee camps over a 3 year period with Juzoor, a local public health organisation with a strong track-record of working with women in impoverished […]
Gaza
After the devastation of the last major conflict, Portland worked with a very broad range of parties led by the Palestinian…
Loan Guarantees
Portland’s work saw a Palestinian Loan Guarantee Facility launched with $230m, providing loans from $10,000 to $500…
Rawabi
Rawabi is the first planned city for Palestinians and the largest private sector undertaking in Palestinian history…
Social Finance Israel
Portland, incubated Social Finance Israel to act as the country’s first social-financial intermediary. It now issues innovative…
Bridges Israel
Portland incubated Bridges Israel, a social venture fund which invests in for-profit, mission-driven businesses in the country’s…
Pension Scheme
Under Construction
Microfinance
Together with PlaNet Finance Portland provided €550,000 in capacity building for the Palestinian microfinance sector, complemented…