Events

Take a “Virtual” Microfinance Journey — February 5 at REI

Interested in traveling to Latin America to see microfinance programs in action? If so, Global Partnerships (GP), which leads microfinance PartnerTrips twice a year to countries in Central and South America, has two opportunities you might be interested in.

Next Friday, February 5, GP will host a “virtual” PartnerTrip experience at REI in Seattle. Called “Latin American Microfinance Journeys,” the event will feature GP staff who will share stories and photos from past travels and talk about the PartnerTrips program in general. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet past travelers and find out about GP’s upcoming trip to Bolivia in April.To register for the event or to learn more about it, visit GP’s website or call 206.652.8773.

Speaking of PartnerTrips, GP is now recruiting travelers for our April trip to Bolivia. This is a phenomenal opportunity to travel with a small group to see one of the most fascinating countries in Latin America from the perspective of a micro-entrepreneur. The group will spend time in Cochabamba and La Paz, visiting the programs of two of GP’s microfinance partners, which are serving some of the neediest populations in Bolivia with microloans, business training, and health education. The journey will also include an overnight to Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca, where they’ll visit the legendary Island of the Sun. Find out more on GP’s website.

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