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What does Oikocredit mean?

Our name embodies our core value: belief in people.

In ancient Greek, oikos means house, community or world - the places where people live together. Credit obviously refers to our financial operations, but the word derives from credere, to believe.

The word oikos is the root of three concepts at very the heart of our organization:  ecumenism, economy and ecology.

Read more about our history.

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