Microcredit in the news
Microfinance may be the answer to the debate in America about immigration. Elizabeth Napp from The Journal News, discusses the recent death of an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala in New York and how aid and microfinance might alleviate the influx of immigrant to the United States.
http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070526/OPINION/705260317/1151
As the G8 2007 meeting is upon us, ways to alleviate poverty are a major portion of the agenda. Here is an article about Germany's proposal for a micro-credit fund for African nations. One of their main goals is to raise aid to 0.7% of GDP by 2015.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5d854866-bba8-11db-afe4-0000779e2340.html
Schools can be an important resource in the fight on poverty. This article talks about how one teacher rallied his students to take notice to the challenges people from other nations might face and to do their part and help.
http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=4984
http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070526/OPINION/705260317/1151
As the G8 2007 meeting is upon us, ways to alleviate poverty are a major portion of the agenda. Here is an article about Germany's proposal for a micro-credit fund for African nations. One of their main goals is to raise aid to 0.7% of GDP by 2015.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5d854866-bba8-11db-afe4-0000779e2340.html
Schools can be an important resource in the fight on poverty. This article talks about how one teacher rallied his students to take notice to the challenges people from other nations might face and to do their part and help.
http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=4984
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