locksoflove. Unitus is currently working with five MFI
partners in India, namely SKS, BSS, ASA-GV, Bandhan and Grameen Koota. "Not only was an
alliance with ACCION the logical choice, thanks to their 35-plus years of
microfinance leadership, but the magnitude of this collaboration is unique in
the industry -- which makes us confident that our combined goals for India are
truly attainable.7 million borrowers,
65 percent of whom are women.

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Microfinance Leaders ACCION and Unitus Establish Strategic Alliance for India

The Center will be staffed with an India-based team providing
expertise in microfinance products and services . Unitus identifies the
highest-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries and
helps accelerate their growth through capital investments and capacity-
building consulting , thus empowering them to help exponentially more poor
people worldwide.S.

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The bracelets, which were worn by celebrity hair stylist Bryant Renfroe
and Locks of Love kid Daria Castrogivanni on the daytime talk show "The View "
and can be seen on http://www. Now in its sixth year, Locks of Love has helped children regain
their confidence with its prosthetic hairpieces.

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"By co-locating and
working together, we can accelerate our individual efforts in the expansion of
microfinance in India.

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6 billion in microloans to more than 4.org.

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Based in Redmond, Washington, USA,
and with an office in Bangalore, India, Unitus relies on innovative financial
instruments, and the financial resources of like-minded individuals and
foundations, to fulfill its mission.

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The bracelet, made of silicone
rubber in an electric blue shade, retails for $1.00 and 100% of the proceeds
go to Locks of Love. A world pioneer in microfinance, ACCION was founded in 1961 and
issued the first microloan in 1973 in Brazil. Since 1992, ACCION and its partners
have disbursed $7.

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"We're a family-focused business and contributing to Locks of Love is our
way of supporting other families who need our help and support," said Jack
Keilt, President and CEO of Fantastic Sams.

Fantastic Sams has partnered with Locks of Love, a national non-profit
organization that helps hundreds of financially disadvantaged children who
suffer from long-term medical hair loss by providing them with custom-fitted
hairpieces.

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About ACCION International
ACCION International is a private, nonprofit organization with the mission
of giving people the financial tools they need -- microenterprise loans,
business training, and other financial services -- to work their way out of
poverty.

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Unitus recently established the India Microfinance Center in Bangalore and
ACCION is in the process of setting up its operations in India and will join
the Center.

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They give people
the opportunity to give back and participate in a larger social issue," added
Keilt. In doing so, Unitus aims to demonstrate that MFIs can be
run as profitable, large-scale, poverty-focused businesses with links to local
capital markets.

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FANTASTIC FRIENDS Bracelet to Raise Money for Locks of Love Charity

BEVERLY, Mass."
"Wristbands like the FANTASTIC FRIENDS bracelet that are tied to a
charitable cause are more than just the latest fad or trend.fantasticsams. Unitus, a microfinance accelerator acting as a
social venture capitalist, will identify high-potential NGO microfinance
institutions and speed their growth through grants, capacity-building
consulting, and capital investments.

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Unitus-ACCION Alliance for India to Provide Microfinance Services to 15
Million Poor

BOSTON and REDMOND, Wash. For the past two years, ACCION has been among 25 organizations awarded
the 2005 Social Capitalist Award by Fast Company magazine for "using business
excellence to engineer social change.

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"We're doing it in a fun and
affordable way so everyone can participate and support this great cause.
ACCION will assist commercial entities such as banks and finance companies in
extending microfinance products and services and providing technical
assistance and training .

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More than 80 percent of the donors are children, making
this a charity where kids have the opportunity to help other kids.
"This alliance enables us to cover the entire spectrum of institutions
that can potentially serve poor households needing financial services," said
Maria Otero, ACCION International president and CEO."
"We jointly recognized the opportunity to make a significant impact in
India ," said Geoff Davis, president and CEO of Unitus.

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The alliance will provide a permanent and sustainable approach for the
continuous development of microfinance services throughout the country. Unitus's innovative approach and experience, serving
more than 300,000 clients through their partners in India alone, made them an
obvious partner ."

About Unitus
Unitus is a global microfinance accelerator, acting as a social venture
capital investor for the microfinance industry.

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, Two of the world's
leading microfinance organizations , ACCION International and Unitus, today
announced the creation of the Unitus-ACCION Alliance for India, a strategic
partnership designed to catalyze the creation of a large-scale and profitable
microfinance industry in India. Ninety-seven percent of these loans have been
repaid.

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, Fantastic Sams(R) Salons are up in
arms for a good cause -- with the MUST HAVE fashion accessory of the year !
More than 900 Fantastic Sams Salons across the country are selling FANTASTIC
FRIENDS bracelets to raise money for Locks of Love, a national non-profit
organization that helps hundreds of financially disadvantaged children who
suffer from long-term medical hair loss. ACCION International's partner
microfinance institutions today are providing loans as low as $100 to poor
women and men entrepreneurs in 20 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean
and sub-Saharan Africa, and in the U.

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As of July 2005, Unitus has seven MFI partners worldwide
serving more than 422,000 poor clients.

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Fantastic Sams Up in Arms for a Good Cause

com) across the country on Valentine's Day, February 14,
2005. Each hairpiece is
hand-assembled from human hair donations from all across the country, thanks
to the publicity Locks of Love has received from newspapers, magazines and
television programs.

" For more information, visit
http://www.accion.

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The bracelets, available in Youth and Adult sizes, will be on sale
until September 2005. The alliance has established as its goal the
delivery of microfinance services to 15 million of India's under-privileged
within the next 10 years. As the world's second most
populous country, and with a significant section of the population living on
less than $2 per day, India stands uniquely poised to capitalize on increased
access to microfinance services.