Note: everything I discuss below is from me as a private individual, not representing anything connected to EPA, the federal government, or anyone else.) Have you heard of microfinancing? The basic idea is that by making very small loans to entrepreneurs (like $25) in developing areas, you help them help themselves and contribute to theRead… Read more »
Note: everything I discuss below is from me as a private individual, not representing anything connected to EPA, the federal government, or anyone else.) Have you heard of microfinancing? The basic idea is that by making very small loans to entrepreneurs (like $25) in developing areas, you help them help themselves and contribute to theRead… Read more »
For those of you who know me, I am a numbers guy. So I decided to look at the numbers of the GovLoop lending team (on the Kiva website)… * We have participated in 54 loans totaling almost $72,000 (GovLoopers lent $3,825 of that amount). * The largest total of loans went to Tanzania ($11,300)Read… Read more »
Have you heard of Kiva.org, the microlanding organization where they believe loans change lives. The founding thought leader of microlending, Muhammad Yunus founder of Grameen Bank, has already won a Nobel prize. I like the approach to charity – teach someone how to fish vs giving them a fish. And a lot of people doRead… Read more »
(Note: everything I discuss below is from me as a private individual, not representing anything connected to EPA, the federal government, or anyone else.) Quick update to my blog posts here and here. At Adriel Hampton’s good suggestion, I’ve created a group on GovLoop to give this effort more visibility here and to give usRead… Read more »
(Note: everything I discuss below is from me as a private individual, not representing anything connected to EPA, the federal government, or anyone else.) [Update Feb 4, 2009: I’ve created a GovLoop group.] A few days ago, I wrote about the power of microlending and suggested that maybe we could set up a lending teamRead… Read more »