( Business Insider ) -- The shoemaker in Turkey , the potato seller in Vietnam , and the weaver in Bolivia are among the billions of low-income entrepreneurs who make the world go round . They are also the type of people who can benefit significantly from microfinance . Every year , the Consultative Group To Assist The Poor ( or CGAP ) hosts a photo contest asking entrants to submit photos based around the idea of microfinance . The purpose of the contest is to give amateur and professional photographers a chance to show the different ways that poor households manage their financial lives and make their lives better through financial inclusion . `` Photos of society and social inequality can help eliminate poverty by creating social awareness , '' explained Mohammad Rakibul Hasan , the 2010 CGAP Photo contest winner and a judge on this year 's panel . Housed at the World Bank , CGAP is an advocacy group that works with development agencies , foundations , and national governments to advance the lives of the poor by improving their access to finance . Business Insider : The winners of the National Geographic Traveler photo contest . Copyright © 2011 Business Insider .
Consultative Group To Assist The Poor 's photo contest features microfinance in action . The photos shows how poor households manage their financial lives . CGAP is an advocacy group that works to advance the lives of the poor .