Microfinance + Environment + Community = Fun!

January 6, 2010 No Comments

Wondering what to do next Tuesday night? For those in Seattle, get involved in ending global poverty by joining Oikocredit USA and its community building partners, Re-Vision Labs, in the launching of a new grassroots campaign: Changing the World by Changing the Way We Invest.

OikocreditUSA is non-profit global leader in the microfinance sector that provides credit to trade cooperatives, fair trade organizations, and small-to-medium enterprises in the developing world. Re-Vision Labs is a local, mission-driven start-up offering on-line and offline community building campaigns for worldchanging projects.

The campaign will be launched at January’s Seattle Greendrinks! Seattle Greendrinks has been the premier monthly networking event for professionals interested in sustainability and global development, with regular attendance between 300 and 500 people, and attendance as high as 1,000 at a single event!

Seattle GreenDrinks Oikocredit Kickoff Event

When? Tuesday, January 12th

Time? 5:30 – 9:00pm

Where? Evo at 122 NW 36th St, Seattle, WA, 98107 See map: Google map

What? Oikocredit USA and Re-Vision Labs are launching a grassroots campaign to get Americans involved in ending global poverty.

Who? You, staff from Re-Vision Labs, and Terry Provence, Oikocredit USA Executive Director

For more information: Microfinance Week at RVL

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