TO ACHIEVE POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, S3IDF STRENGHTENS SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES AND INVEST IN HIGH IMPACT EARLY-STAGE BUSINESSES TO IMPROVE LIVESS AND LIVELIHOODS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH FINANCING AND TECHNICAL AND BUSINESSES ASSISTANCE, S3IDF WORKS TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS, ADDRESS GENDER INEQUITIES, AND GENERATE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS IN THE AGRICULTURE, WASTE/SANITATION, CLEAN ENERGY AND OTHER SECTORS. TO DISSEMINATE AND IMPLEMENT ITS WORK, S3IDF ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH NON- GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IT SHARES ITS TRADEMARKED "SOCIAL MERCHANT BANK APPROACH" TO IMPROVE THE PRO-POOR EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE IMPACT INVESTING COMMUNITY.