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Internship Wrap-Up

My internship officially ended on Friday, September 12. However, the week following I was more busy than I had been since I arrived. I finished buying all the supplies for the comedor. On Tuesday, … more →

Global Mariposa

Funding Social Ventures for Change: Microenterprise at Work by Ray Dinning, JD, LLM

taxpartners wrote 1 week ago: Funding Social Ventures: Microfinance at Work To view the Powerpoint Presentation, please click on t … more →

Tags: Africa, attorney, b. ray dinning, Dinning, entrepreneur, fund, Funding, Law, Lawyer

Problem: Poverty. Solution: Lending Small Loans to Women! — 1 comment

womenofvision wrote 1 month ago: In our May 13 blog, we introduced you to “Coffee with Women of Vision,” a conference call opportunit … more →

Tags: WOV News, Advocacy, Resources, Angela Mason, Women of Vision, Coffee, Conference Call, Sean Kerrigan, Loans

Economica: the economics of being a woman

promujerblog wrote 1 month ago: How do women interact with the economy? How can we work to alleviate poverty? How does investing in … more →

Tags: Breaking News, Global economy, International Museum of Women, Microfinance, Pro Mujer, Women, women entreprenuer

Planting Seeds

hilarycole wrote 2 months ago: I’ve spent the past four days on beautiful Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria in the southwest of … more →

Tags: Africa, Education, HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Volunteering, AIDS, Aids Education, HIV, HIV Education

building community

deborahmclaren wrote 2 months ago: What brings my community together? We love our community councils, beautiful, historic neighborhood … more →

Tags: Minnesota, locally owned, buy local

Regional Flavor Strategies

deborahmclaren wrote 2 months ago: Working as a consultant to implement and expand the Regional Flavor Strategy at White Earth Indian R … more →

Tags: Native tourism, Minnesota, locally owned, buy local, Entreprenuers, White Earth, Regional Flavor, Regional Flavor Strategies

Slow Foods Dinner at White Earth Indian Reservation — 2 comments

deborahmclaren wrote 3 months ago: Janice Chilton, chef at the Minwanijige Cafe at White Earth (Minnesota) presented a beautiful and de … more →

Tags: buy local, EcoTour, Entreprenuers, Green Travel, locally owned, Minnesota, Native tourism, slow foods, Sustainable Tourism

Q&A

pnak wrote 5 months ago: A friend of mine emailed me with a good question concerning my previous post so I thought I’d … more →

Tags: Fellowship in Mozambique, qa, Mozambique, Microfinance

A Local Lending Place for Global Thinkers — 4 comments

eldorn wrote 6 months ago: At the fellows training some of my companeros seemed shocked that I’d want to do a fellowship … more →

Tags: All, acción, accion usa, erica dorn, kiva, kiva fellow, Kiva Fellows, Kiva.org, Microfinance

Building (good) government — 3 comments

sanjeevbery wrote 7 months ago: The Obama Administration has nominated a major microfinance leader to serve as U.S. Under Secretary … more →

Tags: Official America, acción, Barack Obama, Maria Otero, Microfinance, obama, Obama Administration, Obama Appointments, poverty alleviation

Mentors Honduras Grand Opening — 2 comments

Mentors wrote 7 months ago: Mentors welcomed the opening of its microfinance programs in Honduras on Tuesday, April 7. Check ou … more →

Tags: Microloans, Microfinance, poverty, Mentors International, Honduras, Partner Organizations, Mentors Honduras, UtahPulse

Get Involved Organization 7: Kiva

Maria Polletta wrote 7 months ago: In the U.S., a couple hundred dollars might not buy much more than a pair of designer jeans. In a de … more →

Tags: Donations, Low-Income, Microlending, extreme poor, Business Plan, Loans

Mobile 4 Good: Mobile Social Franchise

compassioninpolitics wrote 8 months ago: Mobile4Good: Mobile MicroFranchising Innovation This seems rather similar to Txt eagle, which also c … more →

Tags: social entrepreneurship and business, microfranchising, Mobile Technology, mobile tech and africa, mobile itc and africa