Andre Rose was honored as a Grand Prize Winner through our Field Officer Appreciation Awards last year. Honoring these often unsung heroes of microfinance is one of our Field Team’s favorite initiatives, because without their work on the ground, microfinance could not be successful. “When the Operations staff of Fonkoze was …
Revisiting Yamileth in Costa Rica
I recently had the pleasure of meeting up again with Yamileth, the microcredit client of ACRG in Costa Rica featured in the 2015 Whole Planet Foundation calendar. Since my visit last year, Yamileth’s business has grown exponentially. Where before she was rearing four pigs, this time around the tally came in at …
Courage of One Poverty Quiz: South America
So you’re participating in our Courage of One Challenge with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I and you want to learn more about poverty alleviation in South America? How did you do on the quiz? Here’s more information on South America to help you understand how microcredit helps alleviate …
Courage of One Challenge: Poverty Quiz on Central America
So you’re participating in our Courage of One Challenge with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I and you want to learn more about poverty alleviation in Central America? For people living in poverty, keeping financially afloat is a constant struggle as lack of savings means that many families are …