Special Screening: No Son Invisibles: Mujeres Mayas & Microfinances

TODAY There is a special screening of No Son Invisibles: Mujeres Mayas & Microfinances (They Aren’t Invisible: Maya Women and Microfinances) at the University of Washington Simpson Center For Humanities (Communications Building, Room 120)

Special Guest Melissa Eidson presenting, sponsored by Department of Comparative Literature/University of Washington
Interviewed: Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize
Follow three indigenous women from the highlands of Chiapas the village of Nachij, stepping deep into their lives and showing to find out how with a small amount of credit, they are able to turn dire circumstances into a well of human empowerment that reaches far beyond any regional boundary.  Using Nobel Peace Prize winner  Dr.MuhammadYunas’ micro financing formula, a local micro credit organization finds clients who have been forgotten and would otherwise not be able to get a loan, and puts their trust and money in their hands. From an ancient Mayan culture, the women have learned to manage in the modern world by using the money from the loans to start their own businesses, which become their families’ source of support. The friendships and family relationships grow stronger as women helping women save not only within the lives of their families, but those of the entire village.

When: Monday, October 4th, 4:30 PM
Where: Communications Building, Room 120
What: No Son Invisibles: Mujeres Mayas & Microfinances (They Aren’t Invisible: Maya Women and Microfinances, USA, 2008)
Length: 45 min.
Special Guest: Melissa Eidson
Sponsored by Seattle International Foundation