microfinance

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Topical Term

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microfinance

Banker to the poor

micro-lending and the battle against world poverty

2003

Muhammad Yunus discusses the obstacles he overcame in setting up a bank devoted to providing the poor of Bangladesh with small loans.

how one small loan made a big difference

2008

Kojo, a poor boy in Ghana, finds a way out of poverty and helps others do the same after he is given a small loan and buys a hen.