While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling. Loans that were funded at zero interest by well-meaning participants at popular microlending websites were costing the impoverished beneficiaries more than 35% on average in interest and fees. The exorbitant rates were charged by the local ...
It is rare to have the opportunity to meet the people, who microfinance has helped. Usually they are only a distant face in a foreign country or a profile on a web site or on a microfinance organization’s brochure, but microfinance helps people locally here in Washington state. Join us for this rare opportunity to ...
Events, FeaturedCome meet Jolkona, a local non-profit that allows you to donate to projects around the world and get feedback from the field on the impact of your specific donation, during a happy hour on May 20th at 6pm at SAMTaste. They have projects that span Microfinance, Empowerment, Education, Public Health, Cultural Identity and Environment. Jolkona’s ...
EventsOn February 27th from 6:30 to 10pm, the UW Foster School of Business will host the Global Social Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet. Teams from around the world compete to find innovative solutions to poverty.
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