Here is an interesting video on the effectiveness of microcredit to give the needy of this world a "hand up" . Though the amounts advanced may not seem large nonetheless great success is achieved. Not only do individuals benefit but their families and entire communities do as well.
I have seen at first hand the effectiveness of microcredit in use in many parts of the world. And it is not limited to Nicaragua – I have seen successful "grass roots" projects in operation throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific. The principles are very sound, and the schemes are well monitored and well managed.
But let' s not forget that the same principles can be applied in the First World. Many people just want a " fair go" – that is, a " hand up" , not just a "hand out".
Here is the video:
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The restaurant Los Mecates on Padre Island Highway in Brownsville, has been serving-up Mexican dishes for the past four years. Owner Steven Harrison said he was a faithful Food Channel viewer and his wife had previous experience in the restaurant business. He said opening a restaurant of their own, seemed like the perfect thing to do, until they asked for a bank loan. “(They) helped me in the beginning as much as they could, but then the recession hit which nobody knew it was coming, and I needed more money,” Harrison said. Harrison said the bank, unable to lend him the money he needed, referred the entrepreneur to Accion Texas, a nonprofit group that loans small businesses anywhere from 0 to 0000. “They helped me fill-out the paperwork, and pretty soon,” Harrison said, “they had money for me to come get to keep me in business.” Accion Texas President and CEO Janie Barrera said Los Mecates is just one of thousands the organization has helped. On Wednesday, the group presented a loan to a Harlingen-based construction company. “The average credit score of one of our customers is 575,” Barrera said. “The cut-off at a bank is 680, so what we’re able to do is be a little bit more flexible because we are a non-for-profit. Banks are regulated – they would love to do some of these loans – but they can’t.” Many banks work with Accion Texas and refer small business owners to the organization, which Barrera said is doing more than just lending money. “We see this as a hand up …
Homeless couple with child explain they are looking for work and how they got into the situation in San Luis Obispo County California. They are doing their best. See more interesting things such as real estate, fun in the sun at www.juliawaldorf.com
Heifer International provides gifts of livestock and training to poverty stricken families to improve their nutrition and generate income in su…stainable ways. The families are taught how to provide for themselves which makes this donation a lifelong gift. It’s a hand up, not a hand out!
Jackie Ongwal outlines the no-nonsense approach taken by the Watoto Church’s Living Hope program. Formerly abducted women are offered spiritual guidance and vocational skills training. But the program isn’t a charity – the women are expected to help themselves. We don’t give them fish, says Ongwal – instead we show them how to fish.
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This short video was created to show what a usual day at The Samaritan Inn looks like. Please support The Samaritan Inn, Collin County’s only homeless shelter program that provides a hand up, not a hand out.
Since the early 1930s, Goodwill Omaha has provided “a hand up, not a hand out” to people with special needs and barriers to self-sufficiency. See how Sage Fund Accounting (formerly MIP) lends a helping hand to support their cause.
Please consider helping us bring to this forgotten people the very basics of life, water, sanitation and a 3 room school for its children. This school will help change the course of suffering these people have lived with for so long. Help us give a hand up not a hand out.
