Editor’s note: This post is part of our SOCAP11 conference coverage in San Francisco. Capitalism has alot to answer for these days. Members of this group range from ardent Occupy Wall Street [...]
Milaap, like Kiva is a web based platform where individuals can make small loans to people in the low-income group, where they significantly differ fr ...
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What happens when a micro-entrepreneur in rural Kenya forty miles away from a town needs a loan to grow his business and in turn support his family? O ...
2011 has certainly been an active year within the microfinance industry, and not necessarily for the right reasons. It brings to mind endless revelations and discussions within the media on [...]
As companies like Cadbury, Starbucks, The Gap and Zappos make conscious efforts to become more sustainable, fair trade and ethical, we must acknowledge the steps that are being taken to [...]
Handicrafts can decorate your home with their beauty, they can add a touch of glamor to your outfit with their ornate detailing, they can inspire trends with their natural [...]
Last week, I attended the Microfinance USA 2010 Conference as one of more than 200 student conference attendees. I sat in on “Student-Led Microfinance Clubs”, a panel of individuals working [...]
More than 125,000 years ago, humans discovered fire. With it came a source of heat, warmth, and light. Unfortunately, for 1 in 3 people living today, very little has changed. [...]
Jordan might still be coasting on it’s rebirth of economic prosperity brought on by its liberal economic policies – it is now classified as a “lower middle income” country by [...]
Back in August, while I was visiting that Mexican village that is so close to my heart, I spent some time with one of the kids I met when I [...]
On my way home from New York City on Saturday evening, I picked up the business section of the New York Times and began reading a column- the headline of [...]
The threat of poor entrepreneurs taking on too much loan debt is a growing reality, and a genuine threat to the rapidly expanding microfinance sector. At Oikocredit’s annual staff and [...]
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