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Microloans Pave the Way for Economic Resilience
- March 2, 2021
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Economic Opportunities, Micro Loans
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What would a small business or budding entrepreneur be able to do with a loan of $300 in the U.S.? Likely not very much. However, in rural Ethiopia, a loan this size can make a very significant difference in the life and livelihood of the loan recipient and their family.
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Micro Loans – Lending to One to Benefit Many
- September 28, 2020
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Economic Opportunities, Micro Loans
Independence is something all humans crave. We all desire the power to make our own decisions, provide for our family, and be financially independent. When we have these things, it instills confidence, security, and joy in us. For many parts of the world a microloan is the start to independence.
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Expanding Access to Credit Through Micro Lending
- November 21, 2019
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Category: Economic Opportunities
Mekedis is a single mother of five children who lives and farms in the Dengeshta community. She is also one of 14 recipients in her community to receive a recent micro loan from Project Ethiopia. This year we established a second micro loan fund that will benefit residents of Dengeshta.
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Your Impact: Farmers’ Associations
- June 16, 2019
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Economic Opportunities, Farmers' Associations
With a desire and vision to share his farming knowledge and experience with others in the community, our Project Leader, Workineh Genetu, formed the first Project Ethiopia Farmers’ Association in 2007. The goal was simple from the beginning: By training a core group of farmers in each village to improve their practices and increase yield, knowledge would spread naturally among families and neighbors to eventually impact an entire community.
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Supporting Health Improvements through Livestock and Dairy Production
- October 30, 2018
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Economic Opportunities, Healthy Villages
Because a family’s diet is so often self-sourced or bought locally, without healthy and prolific livestock production, many become – or are raised – malnourished.
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Your Impact: Microloans
- September 4, 2018
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Category: Economic Opportunities
Most people in the U.S. would find it impossible to fund their entrepreneurial efforts with a
loan of only $200 or $300. However, in the area where we work, a loan of this size can turn
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Growing an Agriculture-driven Economy
- July 8, 2018
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Economic Opportunities, Farmers' Associations
For many in Ethiopia, daily life is deeply intertwined with and influenced by the success of their agriculture, and its importance to the nation’s development and security can’t be overstated.
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Busy Year Ahead for Project Ethiopia
- January 30, 2018
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Access to Education, Clean Water, Economic Opportunities, Farmers' Associations, Healthy Villages, Schools, University Transition Awards
Work in the new year is well underway to bring new schools, safe water, dry homes, better sanitation, and farming support to communities throughout the Dangla area.
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A Visit to Dangla
- January 23, 2018
- Posted by: Rob_PE
- Categories: Access to Education, Clean Water, Economic Opportunities, Farmers' Associations, Healthy Villages, Schools, University Transition Awards
This past October, I had the privilege to travel to Dangla, meet the Project Ethiopia team, and visit many of our project sites. It was a quick and jam-packed week. From participating in the University Transition Awards ceremony within a couple of hours of our arrival, to witnessing the formation of two new farmers’ associations complete with a very lively nomination process to select the leadership, to visiting 10 schools helped by our project, I was so inspired by all that has been accomplished and the clear vision for what is yet to be done.
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