Foster PhD student wins Dare to Care Dissertation Award for microfinance research
How do organizations fighting poverty form relationships with their beneficiaries based on trust, respect and support? How do these relationships allow people in poverty to... Read More
Does your idea have legs? Assessing your customer & determining your value proposition
Three experienced social entrepreneurs share valuable insights – 3 steps to understand your business, 4 steps for success, and 5 steps to create sustainable ventures... Read More
Women leadership in India via microfinance
Guest post by Cynthia Sánchez (UW English major, graduating in 2011) I used to believe microfinance pertained only to those in the banking industry. However,... Read More
Business women in India and America share hope
Guest post by Emily Gerloff (UW business major, graduating in 2011) “Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you... Read More
Samantha Rayner and Lumana Credit change lives in rural Ghana
As financial superheroes go, Samantha Rayner (BA 2009) is pretty mild-mannered. And Lumana Credit, the micro-lending organization she founded last year with Foster School classmates,... Read More
Poverty and opportunity: Microfinance and people-powered development
SeaMo and UW’s Global Business Center hosted Terry Provance, the Executive Director of Oikocredit USA, one of the world’s largest microfinance investment vehicles. During his... Read More