March 7, 2009 — Elsa Gómez Mamani sits on the ruins of a stone wall on a cold but sunny morning in a field high on the Andean altiplano. We are in southern Peru, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Elsa wears the traditional full skirts and bowler hat of the Aymara culture, and tells ...
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News and CommentaryAt its root, microfinance is intended to reduce poverty by providing the poor with credit to pursue goals not attainable without a monetary head start. However, the success of microfinance has attracted the attention of groups interested in using microfinance as a means to a more specific end. There may be some who think these ...
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