Business Brigades at McMaster University

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    McMaster University is a chapter of Global Business Brigades, an international movement of university students and professionals that support rural and Indigenous communities in Central America, Africa, and Europe. We work alongside promising entrepreneurs and experienced year-round staff in remote, rural, and under resourced communities to promote sustainable economic growth. Working with communities, we support the establishment of community-owned banks to provide access to loans and savings accounts that provide capital to micro-enterprises and a safety net for families. In conjunction with our Business Program, Global Brigades empowers communities through healthcare consultations, and sanitation and clean water projects, in a holistic model that supports sustainable social development in partnered communities. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs to empower the autonomy of communities and businesses. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.

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McMaster University Business Brigades May 2025 Panama


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Global Brigades offers 7-day Business Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama and Ghana. Business Brigades volunteers empowers rural communities in Panama without access to financial services and business guidance by providing micro-enterprise counseling, financial planning assistance and strategic investment. During the brigade, volunteers divide into small groups to conduct client visits in which they get to know the client and assess each client’s level of financial competency, entrepreneurial aspirations, and/or business knowledge. Volunteers then provide educational and capacity building assistance in the form of workshops. Topics range from personal finance to basic accounting and business planning.
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