Microloans

From Machete To Microfinance: A Double Amputee's Recovery

Nicholas Sabin | Posted 09.08.2008 | Living


Nicholas Sabin

Yenku Sesay looks down where his hands used to be. He answers my question with a sickening quickness: "1998. May 6. 10am." That was when the rebel ar...

Natalie Portman on Her New Role: Giving Women Hope

Marianne Schnall | Posted 07.04.2008 | Entertainment


Marianne Schnall

In this exclusive interview, Natalie Portman talks about her work for FINCA International, how she balances her activism with her career as an actress, and her advice on making a difference.

Grassroots Banking with Microcredit: Grameen and Credit Agricole

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 02.20.2008 | Living


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Microlending is one of the few economic arenas where things are going well in today's banking world.

Davos 2008: Bill Gates' Creative Capitalism and Muhammad Yunus' Social Business

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.24.2008 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

That Davos, the meeting place of the wealthy and powerful, should include themes spoken at conferences populated more by NGOs than executives means that the war has indeed been won.

Intelligent Giving

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 12.08.2007 | Living


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Teaching one's children early on about giving intelligently is at least as important as what one learns at school. Social Entrepreneurship programs around the world have helped create a snow-ball effect.

Giving Afghans an Alternative

Polly McTaggart | Posted 12.06.2007 | Living


Polly McTaggart

After the Soviets' scorched earth practices deforested the country, the bombings following 9/11 and years of severe drought and strict Taliban rule, Afghans have become some of the poorest people in the world.

Beyond Thankfulness: Creating Hope Out of Despair

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.22.2007 | Living


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Tonight a fellow expat will be doing the cooking, as I will do my best to arrive on time with the metro strike. The wine tonight, however, will remain French.