1.0 link 173536 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacqueline-novogratz/housing-the-poor-nothing_b_173536.html Silver hair, crucifix, pale blue eyes and an irrepressible spirit that shines through, Ingrid Munro, daughter of missionaries, meets us for lunch at a restaurant called The Springs in an upscale part of Nairobi. The restaurant is spacious and clean with umbrella-covered tables filled with people eating typical Kenyan food.

The restaurant is owned by a member of Jamii Bora, Kenya's fastest-growing microfinance institution. Jamii Bora decided seven years ago to build homes for their members -- homes...

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