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  • When entrepreneurship is only way forward

    July 21, 2013 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

    Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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  • The Microinsurance Revolution

    June 06, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India

    If rich people need life insurance, poor people need it more. Here’s how millions of poor people are getting it – including people with AIDS.

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  • Making Low-Interest Auto Loans Work

    August 16, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    When you don’t live in a city, if you don’t have a car, you don’t have a job. But car payments can eat up a salary quickly - a New England program offers low-cost car loans to people who need them most.

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  • On the Road, and Out of the Red

    August 11, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    More Than Wheels, a New Hampshire-based non-profit offers an economically stable solution to the high cost of owning a car. The program offers low-cost car loans that go toward the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles.

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  • On the Web, a Revolution in Giving

    March 31, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    New crowdfunding options can help even the smallest donor's contributions to have a meaningful impact, bolstering a sense of personal involvement, maximizing knowledge about causes, and inspiring greater participation.

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  • How to Grow a Social Business

    February 04, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala

    Two columns on microconsignment, a new variation on microcredit that helps poor people living in developing countries - particularly women in rural villages - start small social businesses without taking on debt or requiring previous business skills. The organization, Soluciones Comunitarias, partners with a non-profit and a university student program to manage the supply chain and other components of the business necessary to support the social entrepreneurs in successful micro-ventures.

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  • When Microcredit Won't Do

    January 31, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Nebaj

    Microcredit can get people into debt when used poorly. A company in Guatemala is giving products to poor entrepreneurs on consignment and then charging a commission upon sale and in this way removing the entrepreneurs' risk.

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  • Helping the World's Poorest, for a Change

    January 07, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    This is a column on an important new development program in use in at least 40 developing countries: give the poor cash payments, contingent on their use of health clinics and their children’s school attendance, to help break the cycle of poverty.

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  • Filling the Gap Between Farm and Fair Trade

    October 25, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nicaragua, Managua, Managua

    The non-profit Root Capital created a lending initiative in Mexico which helps mid-size rural farmers gain access to capital, skills, and consumer markets from which they would otherwise be excluded.

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