microfinancing

That microfinancing is good for the emancipation of women and poverty alleviation in developing countries is true says Dutch-sponsored researcher Alfred Lakwo, but only in part.

January 30th, 2007 2007

Many primarily philanthropic Web sites like Kickstarter and Kiva.org have sought small sums in support of high-risk ventures, arts groups and charities under the rubric of microfinancing and crowd-sourcing.

NYT > Global Home By GLENN COLLINS 2011

Many primarily philanthropic Web sites like Kickstarter and Kiva.org have sought small sums in support of high-risk ventures, arts groups and charities under the rubric of microfinancing and crowd-sourcing.

NYT > Home Page By GLENN COLLINS 2011

Many primarily philanthropic Web sites like Kickstarter and Kiva.org have sought small sums in support of high-risk ventures, arts groups and charities under the rubric of microfinancing and crowd-sourcing.

NYT > Home Page By GLENN COLLINS 2011

Back to the letter: we left off at "microfinancing" - let me just add here that I fulfilled another resolution which I have been meaning and wanting to do for some time.

Dave Lucas 2009

I couldn't imagine doing anything else, it's what I am programmed to do, she says of the decision to co-found Wokai, a non-profit that makes modest loans to small-business enterprises known as microfinancing to alleviate poverty.

U.S. expatriates pursue American dream in China 2011

I couldn't imagine doing anything else, it's what I am programmed to do, she says of the decision to co-found Wokai, a non-profit that makes modest loans to small-business enterprises known as microfinancing to alleviate poverty.

U.S. expatriates pursue American dream in China 2011

Founded in Chile in 2002 by finance wizards Felipe Vergara and Miguel Palacios, the for-profit company has taken the notion of microfinancing - small but critical infusions of money that have been wildly successful in helping poor people start businesses, particularly in regions such as India or Africa - and applied it to helping students pay for college.

SFGate: Top News Stories Chronicle nasimov@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011

It's a concept known as microfinancing, and while it's more commonly associated with the developing world it's starting to gain traction in Canada.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

Commercial for-profit lenders became involved -- attaching the word 'microfinancing' to inflated loans and revenue raising practices one noted African micro-lender charged 120% interest.

Virginia M. Moncrieff: Microfinance -- The Backlash Begins Virginia M. Moncrieff 2011