Financing Freedom
Microlending in leprosy colonies frees residents from poverty, shame, and isolation.
Microlending in leprosy colonies frees residents from poverty, shame, and isolation.
As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.
Global warming may end up helping some poor farmers who will be able to sell their crops for higher prices.
Savings could be the doorway to a more inclusive financial system for young people.
Only organizations that place the mission of helping borrowers improve their economic circumstances above profits should be considered microfinance practitioners.
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Impact evaluations are an important tool for learning about effective solutions to social problems, but they are a good investment only in the right circumstances.
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.