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Women Microfinance

What Collaborative Consumption and the Sharing Economy Can Learn From Microfinance

April Rinne | Posted 04.27.2013 | Business
Read More: Collaborative Consumption, Sharing Economy, Policy, Microfinance, Women Microfinance, Venture Capital, Microfinance Sharing Economy, Business Microfinance, Business News
April Rinne

At first glance, it may seem that microfinance and the Sharing Economy have little in common. However, this first impression is incomplete. Further investigation reveals a multitude of similarities key lessons that collaborative consumption could learn from microfinance.

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Turning Bogota's Red Light Green: The Miracle of Microfinance

Elmira Bayrasli | Posted 11.12.2011 | Impact
Read More: Microloans, Microloans-for-Women, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Bogota, Women Microfinance, Colombia, Colombia Microfinance, International Microloans, Women Microloans, Impact News
Elmira Bayrasli

Martha Holguin, a 37-year-old microfinance recipient, is standing on her own feet, but she still has a long way to go. "You'll come back to see me as a businesswoman?" she asks. I take a deep breath to hold back my tears.

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