Author: kamiel79

Open Letter to KIVA
introducing a scale
working with MFI, also with regular NGOs
benefit wider outreach, efficient lending

Serve at least 1,000 active borrowers with microfinance services
Have a history (at least 2-3 years) of lending to poor, excluded, and/or vulnerable people for the purpose of alleviating poverty or reducing vulnerability
Be registered as a legal entity ...
Casa del Niño
Casa del NiñoSalta, Argentina. September 11, 2010.The poverty in the province of Salta is not directly visible from the capital's fancy street cafés, yet hundreds of thousands of people live in slum areas around the city, and poverty is ubiquitous in the region. Casa del Niño supports impoverished, often terminally ill children by giving them ...
Ko’eju Asunción
Ko'eju, Chacarita, AsunciónSeptember 7-8. Asunción.On the stretch of land between the Bay of Asunción and the pink parliament building is the famous Barrio Chacarita, where hundreds of poor families are living. Ko'eju is a Christian organisation offering vocational training and gatherings. We support a family with equipment to set up a micro-business that sells juice ...
Les voyageurs peuvent être bien plus que de seuls consommateurs
Peut-on changer le monde en voyagant? Il y a bien sûr des excentriques qui traversent le monde et nous permettent alors de les sponsoriser, d’autres, philantrophes, qui organisent un événement sur leur yacht afin de nous lever des fonds. Mais alors le contribuable moyen?
Mis à part les causes évidentes telles celles écologiquement et socialement ...
List of resources
Books and Articles
Bill Clinton, Giving
le monde diplomatique, Atlas of Globalisation
Oxfam, The pocket humanitarian handbook


Movies and Videos
The Story of Stuff by Ann Leonard
Obama's Speech in Berlin
messagefrompandora.org Cameron's special feature about the dam at Belo Monte
Michael Moore in Norway
We feed the World | Food, Inc. | The Future ...
LIFE Argentina
L.I.F.E. ArgentinaBuenos Aires, August 30-September 1.In Buenos Aires there are certain areas, like Villa Ciudad Oculta, that you can't find on the map. They often don't have clean drinking water, electricity or gas, and the police won't enter there. The local ngo LIFE Argentina organizes events for children, supports soup kitchens and delivers school supplies. ...
Nuestra Casa
Nuestra Casa shelterSantiago de Chile. August 23, 2010.Nuestra Casa is a unique shelter for the homeless, supporting and encouraging their clients on their way back into society. The organization provides affordable food and shelter for 30 homeless men in Santiago and organizes activities to reintegrate them. They generate 51% of the home's income themselves, doing ...
Microfinance in Western Vitu Levu (MFW)
Microfinance in Western Vitu Levu (MFW)Lautoka, Fiji. August 17-19, 2010. The main problem for small entrepreneurs in Fiji is affordable access to finances. The government runs a number of microfinance schemes but seems to be backing out and expecting them to be self-sustainable, which is a tough challenge. In successful cases, small businesses mean that ...